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title: General Antonio López de Santa Anna, President of Mexico
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20928/general-antonio-lopez-de-santa-anna-president-of-m/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-09-08
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# General Antonio López de Santa Anna, President of Mexico
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20928.jpeg)
## Image Caption
[Antonio López de Santa Anna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Antonio_Lopez_de_Santa_Anna/), lithographic print originally included in Lucas Alamán's *Historia de Méjico*, 1852.
Santa Anna (1794-1876) was a central figure in the political and military course of Mexican history in the first half of the 19th century, where he served intermittently as president, and, towards the end of his political career, as a self-styled dictator. His military defeats in the [Texas Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/Texas_Revolution/) and [Mexican-American War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mexican-American_War/), as well as cessions of land to the United States, led to a series of exiles from Mexico, the last of which lasted two decades.
## Cite This Work
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Lopez_de_Santa_Anna_1852.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Lopez_de_Santa_Anna_1852.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 08 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.