The career of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna brought him to the height of power in Mexican politics, serving as president on eleven different occasions though he preferred to be leading his armies in ...

In 1836, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the president and general who dominated the political scene in Mexico, rose into Texas with his army, with destruction on his mind.

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna served as president of Mexico 11 times and died at age 82 in 1876.

In 1836, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the president and general who dominated the political scene in Mexico, rose into Texas with his army, with destruction on his mind.

Two years after Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794-1876) lost Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, he was wounded in battle with the French and had his left leg amputated.