He was a charismatic and wily man, entwined with and representative of the. Born in 1792 at jalapa, vera cruz, mexico, santa anna was the son of middleclass parents. Numbering about 700, santa annas column marched east from harrisburg, texas. Santa anna hoped to capture the revolutionary leaders, and put an end to the war, which had proven costly and prolonged.
Mexico in the age of proposals, 18211853 presents santa anna not as a politician but as a. The principal flaw in the work is that fowler might have given more attention to santa anna s military skills, which were considerable. The pronunciamiento in the age of santa anna, 18211858 by will fowler. He was a disastrous president for mexico, losing first texas and then much of the current american west to the united states. Santa anna partook in most major events in the first 40 years of mexican independence. Six times the countrys president, he is consistently depicted as a traitor, a turncoat, and a tyrantthe exclusive cause of all of mexico s misfortunes following the countrys independence from spain. For more information on the battle of san jacinto, and events in texas history leading up to the battle, check out the following titles. Read the fulltext online edition of independent mexico. The papers include letters, field orders, a signature, an article, a mortgage bond, commissions, and an oil painting of santa anna. Historians have paid scant attention to the five years that span from the conclusion early in 1848 of mexicos disastrous conflict with the united states to the final return to power in april 1853 of. Six times the countrys president, he is consistently depicted as a traitor, a turncoat, and a tyrantthe exclusive cause of all of mexicos misfortunes following the countrys independence from spain.
Once santa anna arrived in mexico city, however, he reneged on his deal with the u. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Will fowler is a professor of latin american studies at the university of st. Santa anna was all those things, in addition to being handsome, intelligent, charismatic, ambitious, and brave. Santa anna becomes president of mexico previous section. Americans might know his as the cruel mexican general of the battle of the alamo in texas. While jamess party left saint louis on may 10, 1821, fowler, leaving fort smith september 6 of that year, seems to have been in advance. Drawing on seventeen years of research into the politics of independent mexico, will fowler provides a revised picture of santa annas life, with new insights. This short but highly readable biographical survey of santa anna s career is about right for students of military history who need to get an idea of what the man was about. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
It was a unitary political regime established in mexico on october 23, 1835, under a new constitution known as the seven laws after conservatives repealed of the federalist constitution of 1824. The principal flaw in the work is that fowler might have given more attention to santa annas military skills, which were considerable. Drawing on seventeen years of research into the politics of independent mexico, will fowler provides a revised picture of santa annas life, with. Do you one of people who cant read gratifying if the sentence chained inside straightway, hold on guys this.
Scheina illustrates as well santa anna s strategic shortcomings. Building on recent historiography, this is a breakthrough study of santa anna. Fowler employs santa anna as a lens to engage broader themes, arguing that a study. The pronunciamiento in the age of santa anna, 18211858 2016. The pronunciamiento in the age of santa anna, 18211858, lincoln, university of nebraska press, 2016. Historians of mexico on both sides of the border should read this excellent effort. The pronunciamiento in the age of santa anna, 18211858. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Houston was informed of santa annas unexpected move. No other period in the field of mexican history offers such a complex political narrative as the first four decades after. Santa anna of mexico by will fowler, 2007 online research. Santa anna, as dictator of mexico, felt the need to return to mexico city as soon as possible.
Santa anna of mexico by will fowler nook book ebook. Read santa anna of mexico by fowler, will published by bison books 2009 for online ebook. The mexicanamerican war was a conflict between the united states and mexico, fought from april 1846 to february 1848. Click a location below to find cynthia more easily. In modernday mexico, however, santa anna is also seen as a traitor who gave away texas and lost the mexican war on purpose to gain a bribe. His books include mexico in the age of proposals, 18211853. Santa annas use of the pronunciamiento, fowler asserts, allowed him to claim that he was obeying the will of the people 207, although santa anna was both a user and a crusher of pronunciamientos. The pronunciamiento in the age of santa anna, 1821 1858.
Expeditions of fowler and james to santa fe, 1821 access. Numbering about 700, santa anna s column marched east from harrisburg, texas. Join facebook to connect with will fowler and others you may know. Unlimited viewing of the articlechapter pdf and any associated supplements and figures. Six times the countrys president, he is consistently depicted as a traitor, a turncoat, and a tyrantthe exclusive cause of all of mexicos misfortunes. Santa anna of mexico is carefully documented and wellwritten.
The pronunciamiento in the age of santa anna, 18211858, lincoln. A good read for anyone interested in mexico, or the texas war for independence, or the mexicanamerican war. In essence, he was the kind of man he had to be, to prosper in his time and place but not the kind of man mexico needed to prosper. From fort smith, fowler traversed the rich arkansas bottom covered with timber and cane, until he came to a creek which he calls the tallecaw, 3 and locates ten miles below illinois river. In independent mexico, will fowler provides a comprehensive overview of the pronunciamiento practice following the plan of iguala. Mosely sic baker, chairman of the committee to whom was referred the question of the disposal of general santa anna including the treaties made at velasco on the 14th of may, 1836. Won by the americans and damned by its contemporary critics as expansionist, it resulted in the u. In this unabashedly revisionist biography, fowler latin american studies, univ. Houston was informed of santa anna s unexpected move. Cynthia fowler in new mexico people named cynthia fowler found in hobbs, santa fe and 7 other cities. This fourth and final installment in, and culmination of, a larger exploration of the pronunciamiento highlights the extent to which this model of political contestation evolved.
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