In Texas, Antonio López de Santa Anna is most notably known for defeating heroic men such as, James Bowie and Davy Crockett, in a thirteen day war, at the Alamo, a former french mission in 1836. What uninformed readers may not know is that Santa Anna ruled through eleven presidential terms, a combined total of twenty-two years. In this research paper, readers will be informed about the early life of Santa Anna, the wars he fought in, and his impact on Texas.
Antonio López de Santa Anna was born in Vera Cruz, on February 21, 1794. Santa Anna’s parents were Antonio Lafaye de Santa Anna and Manuela Perez de Lebron. Santa Anna’s father worked as a mortgage broker and owned a few estates. His family belonged to the criollo middle class. A criollo
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In correspondence to switching sides Santa Anna was promoted to general. The individuals that made up Agustín de Iturbide group of royalists were made up of those of Mexican and spanish descent. Agustín de Iturbide negotiated with Iguala with Vicente Guerrero which inevitably lead to the plan of iguala an establishment of a constitutional monarchy, the agreement that Mexicans of spanish descent would be considered as equals to pure Spaniards, and the status of the catholic church would remain. Iturbide defeated Royalist forces. The new Spanish governor lacked vital supplies that were need to keep his army successful and was forced to accept Mexican independence. On August 24, 1821, the Spanish governor Juan de O’Donojú signed the Treaty of Córdoba, which approved a plan to make Mexico an independent constitutional monarchy. In 1822, Iturbide was proclaimed the emperor of Mexico. However, his empire was short, as Santa Anna and Guadalupe Victoria formed the plan of casa Mata in December, which set up a republic, with Guadalupe Victoria as its first president in 1824. In conclusion, Santa Anna fought with the Mexican people during battle for independence but became particle when he was offered a promotion by Iturbide and later broke ties with Iturbide to form a …show more content…
They wrote out their needs and their complaints in The Declaration of Causes. This document was designed to convince the Federalists that the Texans desired only to preserve the 1824 Constitution, which guaranteed the rights of everyone living on Mexican soil. Santa Anna having had entered into presidency in 1833 did not allow Texas to declare its independence. Santa Anna suspended the Texas constitution in 1835 and replaced them with the seven laws, which did not go along well with the people who lived and immigrated to Texas. Some of these laws included ending republican form of government, converting states into departments, mexican troops took up positions in Texas,