Description
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The author of this notice disparages the military and political career of Santa Anna. The notice states that Santa Anna "presumed himself the Napoleon of the New World." It highlights the "hideous scenes" of Santa Anna's campaign during the Texas Revolution, noting that he acted like a "barbarian" in his "cold-blooded [execution] of over 400 prisoners." —— El autor de esta nota describe la carrera militar y política de Santa Anna. La nota dice que Santa Anna "se figuró el Napoleón del Nuevo Mundo." Destaca las "horrorosas escenas" de la campaña de Santa Anna durante la Revolución de Texas, y escribe que actuó como un "bárbaro" en la ejecución "a sangre fría a más de 400 prisioneros." Extent: 2 pages. (1844-12-09)
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Keyword
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Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876, Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836, Criticism--Political aspects, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 |
Notes
| Document transcribed by Vanessa G. Hutchins on September 9, 2020 through Google's Tesseract service. Text files were created by Vanessa G. Hutchins on November 18, 2020. Item is in Box 1, Folder 6 in the Genaro García Collection, Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin. |