(Editor's note: This is the third and final installment in a series on Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's impact on Texas history.) The career of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna brought him to the height of ...

Editor's note: This is part two of three on a series about the life of Santa Anna, who has been portrayed as one of the great villains of Texas history. Part one explored Santa Anna's complicated role ...

Many Texans have heard it casually said that Santa Anna invented chewing gum. While that’s not exactly true, former Mexican Gen. and President Antonio López de Santa Anna did inadvertently contribute ...

The Masonic apron of Mexican Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna will be on display Saturday for the first time in Nacogdoches history. The display, held from 9 a.m. to noon at Milam Masonic Lodge #2, ...

Feb. 23 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1836, soldiers under the command of Mexican President General Antonio López de Santa Anna began their assault on the Alamo Mission near present-day San ...

In 1836, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the president and general who dominated the political scene in Mexico, rose into Texas with his army, with destruction on his mind. He was determined to put down ...