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Antonio López de Santa Anna, in full Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón, (born February 21, 1794, Jalapa, Mexico—died June 21, 1876, Mexico City), Mexican army officer and statesman who was the storm centre of Mexico’s politics during such events as the Texas Revolution (1835–36) and the Mexican-American War (1846–48).

Antonio López de Santa Anna, born on February 21, 1794, in Jalapa, Mexico, became a military captain and was elected president in 1833, known for his efforts in staving off Spain’s attempt to ...

Antonio López de Santa Anna (February 21, 1794–June 21, 1876) was a Mexican politician and military leader who was President of Mexico 11 times from 1833 to 1855. He was a disastrous president for Mexico, losing first Texas and then much of the current American West to the United States.

From 1833 to 1835, he served as Mexico’s president four times before becoming a military-backed dictator. Although disgraced after the Texas Revolution, Santa Anna staged a political ...

Two years before he died senile and broke, the disgraced Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna lived in a modest residence in Staten Island. Known variously as the executioner of hundreds ...

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led Mexican troops into Texas in 1836. On February 11, Neill left the Alamo, determined to recruit additional reinforcements and gather supplies. [35] [36] He transferred command to Travis, the highest-ranking regular army officer in the garrison. [33]

Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, conocido como Antonio López de Santa Anna, fue un político, militar y dictador mexicano. Fue presidente de México y, aunque en la gran mayoría de textos se dice que ocupó la presidencia en once ocasiones, el Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las ...

Antonio López de Santa Anna fue un militar mexicano que dominó la vida política de su país entre 1823 y 1855. Durante esos treinta y dos años ostentó el poder en reiteradas ocasiones (fue once veces presidente y dos veces gobernador), mientras que en otras digitó desde las sombras los relevos presidenciales.