[Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de]:

$750 · Offered by William Reese Company

CAUSA CRIMINAL INSTRUIDA AL. EXMO. SR. PRESIDENTE CONSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL DE DIVISION D. ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA-ANNA, ACUSADO EDEL DELITO DE TRAICION CONTRA LA FORMA DE GOBIERNO ESTABLECIDA EN LAS ... A detailed account of the proceedings against Santa Anna for violating the terms of the Mexican constitution and assuming the role of dictator. Santa Anna, recognizing his situation to be perilous and in a dramatic self-comparison with Napoleon, offered to place himself in exile. His offer was accepted, and he remained in exile in Havana until 1847, when he returned to lead Mexico in the Mexican-American War. The appendix includes a host of official documents supporting the government's position. A valuable source for this crucial period in Mexican political history. Scarce.

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