Santa Anna of MexicoU of Nebraska Press, 1. dec. 2007 - 501 sider The Santa Anna is an intelligent, dynamic, yet reluctant leader, ingeniously deceptive at times, courageous and patriotic at others. This book provides a picture of Santa Anna's life, with new insights into his activities in his bailiwick of Veracruz and in his numerous military engagements. |
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Side xvii
... October 1867. The sky was an impossible blue. Like pterodactyls from a previous era, pelicans could be seen gliding over the fortified island of San Juan de Ulúa, oc- casionally plunging into the shark-infested sea. Palm trees lining ...
... October 1867. The sky was an impossible blue. Like pterodactyls from a previous era, pelicans could be seen gliding over the fortified island of San Juan de Ulúa, oc- casionally plunging into the shark-infested sea. Palm trees lining ...
Side xviii
... October morning, it looked very much as though he was to be condemned as a despicable criminal. Although Santa Anna would miraculously succeed in escaping the death sentence in the fall of 1867, his reputation as a traitor would ...
... October morning, it looked very much as though he was to be condemned as a despicable criminal. Although Santa Anna would miraculously succeed in escaping the death sentence in the fall of 1867, his reputation as a traitor would ...
Side xxi
... October), he served as dictator until the 1843 Constitution was approved and put in place (8 June 1843). Neither in 1834 nor in 1841 was it his intention to impose a perpetual dictatorship. On both occasions a constituent congress was ...
... October), he served as dictator until the 1843 Constitution was approved and put in place (8 June 1843). Neither in 1834 nor in 1841 was it his intention to impose a perpetual dictatorship. On both occasions a constituent congress was ...
Side 3
... men had all been tried and killed? On 8 October 1867, it was the turn of the accused to make his case. A distinguished lawyer from Santa Anna's hometown of Xalapa, Joaquín M. 1. Between the Volcano and the Sea, 1794–1810.
... men had all been tried and killed? On 8 October 1867, it was the turn of the accused to make his case. A distinguished lawyer from Santa Anna's hometown of Xalapa, Joaquín M. 1. Between the Volcano and the Sea, 1794–1810.
Side 14
... October 1814).29 Santa Anna père's two brothers, Ángel and José, were similarly profoundly associated with the Spanish political, religious, and commercial class of the region. Ángel López de Santa Anna was a public clerk (escribano) in ...
... October 1814).29 Santa Anna père's two brothers, Ángel and José, were similarly profoundly associated with the Spanish political, religious, and commercial class of the region. Ángel López de Santa Anna was a public clerk (escribano) in ...
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The Making of a Caudillo 18231832 | 69 |
4 A Federalist on the Periphery 18231825 | 71 |
5 Among the Jarochos 18251828 | 88 |
6 General of Tricks 18281832 | 109 |
The Returns of the Phoenix 18321841 | 131 |
10 The Santanista Project 18411844 | 213 |
11 Our Man in Havana 18441846 | 238 |
12 The MexicanAmerican War 18461848 | 256 |
The Autumn of the Patriarch 18491876 | 287 |
13 The Man Who Would Be King 18491855 | 289 |
14 The General in His Labyrinth 18561876 | 317 |
A Good Mexican | 346 |
Chronology | 369 |
7 The Absentee President 18321835 | 133 |
8 The Warrior President 18351837 | 158 |
9 The Landowner President 18371841 | 184 |
A Road Paved with Good Intentions 18411848 | 211 |
Notes | 391 |
Bibliography | 449 |
Index | 477 |
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Side 287 - I have lived long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
Side 252 - US, and that in adjusting a boundary between the two countries the Del Norte should be the Western Texas line, and the Colorado of the West down through the Bay of San Francisco to the Sea should be the Mexican line on the North...
Side xxiii - In a little while entered General Santa Anna himself ; a gentlemanly, good-looking, quietly-dressed, rather melancholy-looking person, with one leg, apparently somewhat of an invalid, and to us the most interesting person in the group. He has a sallow complexion, fine dark eyes, soft and penetrating, and an interesting expression of face.
Side xxiii - Knowing nothing of his past history, one would have said a philosopher, living in dignified retirement, one who had tried the world, and found that all was vanity, one who had suffered ingratitude, and who, if he were ever persuaded to emerge from his retreat, would only do so, Cincinnatus-like, to benefit his country.
Side 93 - Anna, tall, thin, and, at that early hour of the morning, dressed to receive us in clear white muslin, with white satin shoes, and with very splendid diamond earrings, brooch, and rings. She was very polite, and introduced her daughter Guadalupe, a miniature of her mamma, in features and costume.
Side 356 - I assembled my officers and laid down my plan, and it was carried into effect without any more words.
Side 6 - There are some old churches, a very old convent of Franciscan monks, and a well-supplied marketplace. Everywhere there are flowers — roses creeping over the old walls, Indian girls making green garlands for the virgin and saints, flowers in the shops, flowers at the windows, but, above all, everywhere one of the most splendid mountain views in the world. The Cofre de Perote, with its dark pine forests and gigantic chest (a rock of porphyry which takes that form), and the still loftier snow-white...
Side 131 - He survived fourteen attempts on his life, seventy-three ambushes, and a firing squad. He lived through a dose of strychnine in his coffee that was enough to kill a horse. He refused the Order of Merit, which the President of the Republic awarded him. He rose to...
Side 94 - En attendant, breakfast was announced. The Senora de Santa Anna led me in. C n was placed at the head of the table, I on his right, Santa Anna opposite, the Senora on my right. The breakfast was very handsome, consisting of innumerable Spanish dishes, meat and vegetables, fish and fowl, fruits and sweetmeats, all served in white and gold French porcelain, with coffee, wines, &c.