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title: Antonio López de Santa Anna, c. 1855
author: Meade Brothers
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21048/antonio-lopez-de-santa-anna-c-1855/
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updated: 2025-09-25
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# Antonio López de Santa Anna, c. 1855
_Authored by Meade Brothers_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21048.png)
## Image Caption
Portrait of [Antonio López de Santa Anna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Antonio_Lopez_de_Santa_Anna/), daguerreotype by Meade Brothers, c. 1855.
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.
DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, University Park.
## Cite This Work
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Brothers, M. (2025, September 25). Antonio López de Santa Anna, c. 1855. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Brothers, Meade. "Antonio López de Santa Anna, c. 1855." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 25, 2025. .
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