Santa Anna

[ sahn-tah ah-nah; English san-tuh an-uh ]

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noun

An·to·nio Ló·pez de [ahn-, taw, -nyaw , law, -pes , th, e], 1795?–1876, Mexican general and revolutionist: dictator 1844–45; president 1833–35, 1853–55.

General Santa Anna is within a mile of us with fifteen hundred men.

The other, the Campo de Santa Anna, is exceedingly extensive, but unfinished.

Santa Anna, who had gathered 12,000 men eager to be led against the Americans, was approaching Saltillo.

On February 22, his troops and those of Santa Anna were within sight of each other.

Under a flag of truce, Santa Anna demanded Taylor's surrender, which was refused.

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