Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876)
… ...was dictator of Mexico. His tyranny brought colonial unrest in Texas to the point of rebellion. He directed the Mexican Army at the Battle of the Alamo and at San Jacinto, where he was captured and forced to surrender. Santa Anna was, in many ways, a walking contradiction —a vain man who may be remembered for his great accomplishments as well as his colossal failures.
www.lsjunction.com/people/santanna www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/santaanna www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/SS/fsa29 www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/santaanna
His accounts of the Battle of San Jacinto: www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/santasanj
A Texan’s account of Santa Anna's capture: www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/san-jacinto/surrender
Some readers may enjoy James A. Michener’s The Eagle and the Raven (1990)