José Antonio Mexía: Difference between revisions
Skibofilms (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Skibofilms (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
In [[1839]], Mexía was defeated and captured in a [[rebellion]] against Santa Anna, who granted him three hours to write any final letters home. Mexia, upon hearing Santa Anna's order said " If Santa Anna had fallen into my power, I would have conceded him only three minutes." |
In [[1839]], Mexía was defeated and captured in a [[rebellion]] against Santa Anna, who granted him three hours to write any final letters home. Mexia, upon hearing Santa Anna's order said " If Santa Anna had fallen into my power, I would have conceded him only three minutes." |
||
On [[May 3]], [[1839]], Mexía was executed by firing squad. |
|||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
Revision as of 05:41, 3 May 2006
José Antonio Mexía (1800 – 3 May 1839) was a 19th-century Mexican politician. He claimed to have been born in Xalapa, Veracruz, but contradicting contemporary reports say he was a native of Cuba.
Mexía was a great supporter of federalism and decentralizing the state. As a senator for the state of México, he participated in an 1834 uprising against President Antonio López de Santa Anna; two months later, he was captured by centralist forces in Jalisco and sent into exile. He traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he encouraged filibusters from the United States to invade Mexico, recruiting Anglo settlers under the guise of brokering land for them. On November 6, 1835, the schooner Mary Jane set sail for Tampico, Tamaulipas. The Americans, realizing they had been tricked, did not support Mexía's plan of stirring another uprising against Santa Anna. Thirty-one men were taken prisoner but Mexía managed to escape to Texas. Santa Anna ordered the execution of the prisoners. Three died from illness.
In 1839, Mexía was defeated and captured in a rebellion against Santa Anna, who granted him three hours to write any final letters home. Mexia, upon hearing Santa Anna's order said " If Santa Anna had fallen into my power, I would have conceded him only three minutes."
On May 3, 1839, Mexía was executed by firing squad.
See also
Sources
- Roberts, Randy & Olson, James S.; "A Line in the Sand"; Simon & Schuster; ISBN 0-684-83544-4
- Handbook of the Texas Revolution
- Jones, Oakah L, "Santa Anna." Twayne Publishers, New York, 1968
 | This article about a Mexican politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |