Antonio López de Santa Anna

High school (ages 12+)
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1. When was Antonio López de Santa Anna born?
2. Where was Antonio López de Santa Anna born?
3. What is the career?
4. What is the key territorial losses?
5. Who was Antonio López de Santa Anna?
6. Why is the period from the 1830s to the 1850s called the "Age of Santa Anna"?

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1. When was Antonio López de Santa Anna born?February 21, 1794
2. Where was Antonio López de Santa Anna born?Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
3. What is the career?General and politician
4. What is the key territorial losses?Texas independence, Mexican Cession, and Gadsden Purchase
5. Who was Antonio López de Santa Anna?He was a Mexican military leader and politician who served as president many times in the 19th century.
6. Why is the period from the 1830s to the 1850s called the "Age of Santa Anna"?Because he had a huge influence on Mexico and was president on many occasions during that time.

Caudillo: A strongman leader, often a military general, who wields significant political power and influence.
Centralist Republic of Mexico: A period in Mexican history (1835-1846) where power was concentrated in a strong central government.
Mexican Cession: The vast territory ceded by Mexico to the United States following the Mexican-American War in 1848.
Gadsden Purchase: The 1854 purchase by the United States of a strip of land from Mexico, now southern Arizona and New Mexico.