Antonio_Lopez_de_Santa_Anna__Political_Savage

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna: Political Savage Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna: Political Savage Born to a minor colonial official, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was born in the city of Jalapa, on the day of February 21, 1794. He decided that the military life was the life that he wanted to lead, so he joined. Santa Anna embarked on his long career in the army at the young age of sixteen as a cadet. Fighting Indians, desperados, and insurgents who seemingly aimed to liberate Mexico from Spain. With his experience and military victories, Santa Anna justified the name that he was given, The Hero of Tampico. “If ever a man embodied chutzpah (Yiddish term that is defined as: gall, brazen nerve, incredible guts), it was Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. He styled himself the “Napoleon of the West.” Santa Anna began fighting with the Spanish against the Mexican Independence. Along with other officers, he switched sides in 1821 to aid in the political struggle for Augustine de Iturbide as the head of state of an independent Mexico. Also in this year, Santa Anna began steadily self promoting himself. He was commissioned to first lieutenant in 1812; he was posted to a grenadier antonio, lopez, santa, anna, mexico, de, man, himself, city, began, again, time, president, political, miranda, led, first, came, back, 1821, years, wanted, victory, very, two, texas, switched, spent, soon, sides, self, refused, rebel, promotion, polk, over, once, occasions, military, mexican, march, life, lieutenant, leader, iturbide, independent, independence, forces, fighting, extravagance