Santa Anna of Mexico
, by Fowler, WillNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780803226388 | 0803226381
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/1/2009
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (17941876) 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 tyrantthe 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. 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 provincialcriollo, a high-ranking officer, an arbitrator, a dedicated landowner, and a political leader who tried to prosper personallyandhelp 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.