Santa Anna of MexicoU of Nebraska Press, 25 okt 2009 - 501 pagina's Antonio L¢pez de Santa Anna (1794?1876) is one of the most famous, and infamous, figures in Mexican history. Six times the country?s president, he is consistently depicted as a traitor, a turncoat, and a tyrant?the exclusive cause of all of Mexico?s misfortunes following the country?s independence from Spain. He is also, as this biography makes clear, grossly misrepresented. ø Will Fowler provides a revised picture of Santa Anna?s life, offering new insights into his activities in his bailiwick of Veracruz and in his numerous military engagements. The Santa Anna who emerges from this book is an intelligent, dynamic, yet reluctant leader, ingeniously deceptive at times, courageous and patriotic at others. His extraordinary story is that of a middle-class provincial criollo, a high-ranking officer, an arbitrator, a dedicated landowner, and a political leader who tried to prosper personally and help his country develop at a time of severe and repeated crises, as the colony that was New Spain gave way to a young, troubled, besieged, and beleaguered Mexican nation. ø ø |
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Between the Volcano and the Sea 17941810 | 3 |
An Officer and a Gentleman 18101821 | 20 |
Liberator of Veracruz Founder of the Republic 18211823 | 43 |
The Making of a Caudillo 18231832 | 69 |
A Federalist on the Periphery 18231825 | 71 |
Among the Jarochos 18251828 | 88 |
General of Tricks 18281832 | 109 |
The Returns of the Phoenix 18321841 | 131 |
The Santanista Project 18411844 | 213 |
Our Man in Havana 18441846 | 238 |
The MexicanAmerican War 18461848 | 256 |
The Autumn of the Patriarch 18491876 | 287 |
The Man Who Would Be King 18491855 | 289 |
The General in His Labyrinth 18561876 | 317 |
A Good Mexican | 346 |
Chronology | 369 |
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