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Antonio López de Santa Anna Letter Signed. One page, 6" x 8.25", Jalapa, Veracruz; July 17, 1822.Letter addressed to the Minister of State and Records, José Manuel Herrera, acknowledging receipt of two documents. It reads, "I am in possession of two documents in quadruplicate that Your Excellency has seen fit to send me with regard to the fulfillment of the Decrees of the Spanish Cortes of September 11, 1820." Signed, "Ant. Lopez de Santa Anna." A letter signed as Commander of the Veracruz Province, early in his political career. Housed in a custom quarter blue leather and cloth folding box that measures 9.25" x 12".
The Spanish Cortes, Spain's main legislative governing body, produced several decrees on September 11, 1820, that included laws on vagrancy, ordinary jurisdiction and procedure, and preliminary trials and imprisonment. On July 12, 1822, Agustín de Iturbide, the newly crowned Emperor of Mexico, reissued these stipulations, including the regulation that summary detentions must not be extended for over twenty-four hours, be regarded as imprisonment, or involve putting the individual in question physically in jail. Upon rising to power, Iturbide rewarded Santa Anna for his loyalty by giving him command of Veracruz, an important port city on the Gulf of Mexico.
Iturbide's two-year reign as emperor was fraught with challenges as he tried to establish his authority over political opponents. Santa Anna first pledged his allegiance to Iturbide in March 1821. Upon rising to power, Iturbide rewarded Santa Anna for his loyalty by giving him command of Veracruz, an important port city on the Gulf of Mexico. Only six months afterward, Santa Anna's loyalty ended when he broke with Iturbide over a number of personal disagreements. In December 2022, he advocated for a Mexican Republic and published his Plan of Casa Mata.
A Mexican army officer and statesman, Antonio López de Santa Anna served at the center of the political maelstrom that dominated Mexican governance throughout the 1830s to the 1850s. Santa Anna first rose to prominence as a captain in the Spanish army when he chose to support Agustín de Iturbide in the War for Mexican Independence. He became a national hero in 1829 at the Battle of Tampico where he fought against Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico. Riding a wave of popularity, Santa Anna was first elected president in 1833 and remained in power until 1836, when he was captured by General Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto, ending both the War for Texas Independence and Santa Anna's first reign. In 1841, Santa Anna had recovered enough of his reputation to successfully stage a coup and establish his first dictatorship until 1845 when he was driven into exile. Perpetually undeterred, he returned to Mexico in 1853 at the behest of conservative Centralists. His second dictatorship, and third period of rule, lasted only two years and was characterized by his decision to sell the Mesilla Valley to the United States in the Gadsden Purchase.
Condition: Bright paper, with uneven edge at left where integral page has been removed. Light creasing throughout.
References: Gates 288, Ralph Emerson Twitchell, The Spanish Archives of New Mexico; TSHA Handbook of Texas.
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2023 December 2 The Ted Lusher Texas History Collection, Part One Signature® Auction #6281 (go to Auction Home page)
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