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Santa Anna ordered Canalizo to charge, but the officer protested that the woods near the road rendered such a mounted attack impossible. Instead, the horsemen panicked and abandoned the field. Baker’s volunteers charged the battery just as Riley and Harney’s men swarmed the guns from the rear.
After Santa Anna reorganized the constitution as the Bases Orgánicas in 1843, he appointed Canalizo as interim president. Canalizo in practice was a puppet ruler for Santa Anna, but Santa Anna was then popularly elected in 1844 and assumed power personally in June of that year.
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States).
- February 23-March 6, 1836
- Mexican victory
Jul 12, 2024 · Originally, he fought against Mexican insurgents in their bid for independence from Spain, but later switched sides and joined the force that drove Spain from Mexico, declaring it a republic in 1823. Spanish rule was replaced by an extremely wealthy political elite, and Santa Anna felt out of place.
In 1838, when the French navy seized Veracruz and demanded an indemnity for injuries to French citizens in Mexico, Santa Anna led forces to Veracruz, only to shoot at the ships as they departed.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Santa Anna was in charge of the garrison at Veracruz at the time Mexico won independence in 1821.
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Under the Liberal banner, the Mexican state of Zacatecas revolted against Santa Anna. The revolt was brutally crushed in May 1835. As a reward, Santa Anna allowed his soldiers two days of rape and pillage in the capital city of Zacatecas; civilians were massacred by the thousands.