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(1833-1835) Antonio López de Santa Anna
Santa Anna VIDEO General Antonio López de Santa Anna remains one of the more controversial and enigmatic figures in Mexican and United States history. He failed in this gambit, however, and U.S. success in the war once again forced Santa Anna into exile, this time in Colombia. He made one more comeback, in 1853, and secured the presidency for the 11th time. Santa Anna died in Mexico in 1876.
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(1835-1836) Miguel Barragán
On 28 January 1835, Barragán replaced Santa Anna in the presidency on an interim basis. Legally, Santa Anna had to give up the presidency while he was acting as commander in chief of the armed forces. Barragán took measures to help widows and poor people, partly out of his own pocket. He also suppressed an anti-Santa Anna revolt in the current state of Guerrero. He served until 27 February 1836, when he resigned because of a grave illness. He died in the National Palace on 1 March 1836, a victim -
(1836-1837) José Justo Corro
Corro served until 19 April 1837. During his term of office, Santa Anna was defeated and taken prisoner in Texas; Mexican forces retreated from Texas, in effect conceding the loss of the province; charges were brought against General Vicente Filisola for having obeyed the orders of Santa Anna to abandon Texas (to save Santa Anna's life). Also, diplomatic relations were suspended with the United States. -
1837-1839 Anastasio Bustamante
In 1829 was Vice President with Vicente Guerrero, who toppled by a military uprising and took executive power, from 1830 to 1832. During this Administration is carried out the attack against Guerrero, in which he was involved, apparently, the Minister of the Guerra José Antonio Facio. In 1833 he was made prisoner and exiled. He visited the main capitals of Europe and, at the end of 1836, during the Texas war, it was called by the Government and again proclaimed President of the Republic, positio -
(1839) Antonio López de Santa Anna
He failed in this gambit, however, and U.S. success in the war once again forced Santa Anna into exile, this time in Colombia. He made one more comeback, in 1853, and secured the presidency for the 11th time. Santa Anna died in Mexico in 1876. -
(1839) Nicolás Bravo
The years immediately following independence and the overthrow of Iturbide were very chaotic ones for Mexico. The nation went through several presidents and constitutions in these turbulent years. Bravo served as Vice-president under Guadalupe Victoria, who was elected in 1824. He and Victoria In spite of his record as a hero of Independence, Bravo was conservative politically. In Mexico in the 1820’s and 1830’s, that meant that he was in favor of keeping much of the old Spanish system in place. -
1839-1841 Anastasio Bustamante
In August 1841, Santa Anna and Paredes, military commanders of Veracruz and Jalisco, launched a new rebellion against Bustamante. He turned the government over to Francisco Javier Echeverría on 2 September 1841. Echeverría lasted only until 10 October, when Santa Anna returned to the presidency.
