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Antonio López de Santa Anna was a Mexican politician and military leader who was President of Mexico eleven times from 1833 to 1855. He was a disastrous president for Mexico, losing first Texas and then much of the current American west to the United States. Still, he was a charismatic leader and the people of Mexico loved him, begging him to return to power time and again. He was by far the most important figure of his generation in Mexican history.
In 1829, Spain invaded, attempting to re-take Mexico. Santa Anna played a key role in defeating them – his greatest (and perhaps only) military victory. Santa Anna first rose to the presidency in an 1833 election. Ever the astute politician, he immediately turned over power to vice-president Valentín Gómez Farías and allowed him to make some reforms, including many aimed at the Catholic Church and the army. Santa Anna was waiting to see if the people would accept these reforms: when they did not, he stepped in and removed Gómez Farías from power.
Santa Anna went into exile again, but was invited back by conservatives in 1853. He ruled as president for two more years. He sold some lands along the border to the USA (known as the Gadsden Purchase) in 1854 to help pay some debts. This infuriated many Mexicans, who turned on him once again. Santa Anna was driven from power for good in 1855 and went once again into exile. He was tried for treason in absentia and all of his estates and wealth were confiscated.
For the next decade or so, Santa Anna schemed at getting back into power. He attempted to hatch an invasion with mercenaries. He negotiated with the French and Emperor Maximilian in a bid to come back and join Maximilian's court, but was arrested and sent back into exile. During this time he lived in different countries, including the USA, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. He finally was given an amnesty in 1874 and returned to Mexico. He was then about 80 and had given up any hope of returning to power. He died on June 21, 1876.
Like all men, Santa Anna had his strengths and weaknesses. He was an able military leader in some respects: he could very quickly raise an army and have it marching, and his men seemed to never give up on him. He was a strong leader who always came when his country asked him to (and often when they didn't ask him to). He was decisive and had some good political skills, often playing liberals and conservatives off against one another to build a sort of compromise.

But his weaknesses tended to overwhelm his strengths. His legendary treacheries kept him always on the winning side, but made people mistrust him. Although he could always raise an army quickly, he was a disastrous leader in battles, winning only against a Spanish force at Tampico that was ravaged by yellow fever and later at the famous Battle of the Alamo, where his casualties were three times higher than those of the outnumbered Texans. His ineptitude was a factor in the loss of vast tracts of land to the United States and many Mexicans never forgave him for it. He had serious personal defects, including a gambling problem and legendary ego (during his final presidency, he named himself dictator for life and made people refer to him as "most serene highness.)"

He defended his status as a despotic dictator. "A hundred years to come my people will not be fit for liberty," he famously said. He believed it, too: for Santa Anna, Mexico's unwashed masses could not handle self-government and needed a firm hand in control - preferably his.Victor Manuel Resendiz Ruis is a professional wrestler. Latin Lover is the name by which he is known on the stage. He then retired from the Asistencia Asesoria y Administration (AAA) after having an injury that needed surgery. He participated in the show of Bailando por sueño which he won, a show in which famous people dance with a regular person in order to make their dreams of the regular person come true. He is now the host of the TV show Muevete with Maribel Guardia and Mauricio Barcelata.

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