Antonio López de Santa Anna

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Antonio López de Santa Anna was a Mexican military leader and politician who dominated the country’s politics in the mid-19th century, serving multiple terms as president and playing a central role in events such as the Texas Revolution and the Mexican–American War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican military officer
Mexican politician
head of state
human
alsoKnownAs Antonio López de Santa Anna
surface form: Santa Anna

the Napoleon of the West
birthDate 1794-02-21
birthPlace Xalapa
surface form: Xalapa, Veracruz, Viceroyalty of New Spain
commanded Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto
Mexican forces
surface form: Mexican army at the Battle of the Alamo

Mexican forces in the Mexican–American War
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
deathDate 1876-06-21
deathPlace Mexico City
surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
exiledTo Colombia
Cuba
United States of America
surface form: United States
familyName Antonio López de Santa Anna self-linksurface differs
surface form: López de Santa Anna
fullName Antonio López de Santa Anna self-linksurface differs
surface form: Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón
givenName Antonio
historicalReputation controversial and often negative in Mexican historiography
ideology authoritarianism
centralism
militaryRank general
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableEvent captured by Texan forces after the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836
lost his left leg in combat during the Pastry War
signed treaties of Velasco after capture in Texas Revolution
notableFor dominant role in Mexican politics in the mid-19th century
multiple terms as president of Mexico
sale of Mexican territory to the United States in the Gadsden Purchase negotiations context
numberOfTermsAsPresident 11
occupation politician
soldier
participatedIn Mexican War of Independence
Mexican–American War
French intervention in Mexico
surface form: Pastry War

Texas Revolution
positionHeld President of Mexico
dictator of Mexico
interim President of Mexico
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy liberal reformers of the Plan of Ayutla
returnedFromExile 1853
sideInConflict Mexican insurgent forces (later in independence war)
Royalist forces (early in career)
spouse Inés García
termEnd 1855
termStart 1833

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Mexican–American War MexicanCommander Antonio López de Santa Anna
Mexican–American War MexicanPresidentDuringWar Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna alsoKnownAs Antonio López de Santa Anna
this entity surface form: Santa Anna
Battle of San Jacinto captured Antonio López de Santa Anna
The Alamo commandedByAttackers Antonio López de Santa Anna
Battle of Buena Vista commander Antonio López de Santa Anna
Battle of Cerro Gordo commander Antonio López de Santa Anna
Battle of Chapultepec commander Antonio López de Santa Anna
Battle of San Jacinto commander Antonio López de Santa Anna
Texas Revolution commander Antonio López de Santa Anna
Bases Orgánicas de 1843 enactedUnder Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna familyName Antonio López de Santa Anna self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: López de Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna fullName Antonio López de Santa Anna self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón
Santa Ana (Spanish) hasVariant Antonio López de Santa Anna
subject surface form: Santa Ana
this entity surface form: Santa Anna
First Mexican Republic headOfState Antonio López de Santa Anna
subject surface form: Siete Leyes
Treaties of Velasco signatory Antonio López de Santa Anna
Treaties of Velasco signedBy Antonio López de Santa Anna
Gadsden Purchase agreement signedByRepresentativeOfMexico Antonio López de Santa Anna