Santa Anna: Mexico's Man of Destiny

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Source/Further reading:

Revolutions Podcast, two episodes on Mexico’s War of Independence: https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/revolutions_podcast/2018/08/902-the-cry-of-dolores.html 

Interesting overview: https://archive.is/20130705193718/http://library.uta.edu/usmexicowar/biographyresult.php?bio_id=10 

Another overview: http://inside.sfuhs.org/dept/history/Mexicoreader/Chapter4/santaannabiog.htm 

Texas State Historical Association bio: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-anna-antonio-lopez-de 

History, Mexican American War: https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war/mexican-american-war 

ThoughtCo, the Pastry War: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-pastry-war-mexico-vs-france-2136674 

Battle of Medina: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/medina-battle-of

Santa Anna’s leg: http://inside.sfuhs.org/dept/history/Mexicoreader/Chapter4/poemssantaannaleg.htm 

In Our Time podcast on the Mexican-American War: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7d18j  

Geographics, the Alamo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdwf4EH1_dE 

Biographics, Porfirio Diaz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW4Vx1PrB0A&t=2s