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Santa Anna in Exile ALS 1850

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Santa Anna in Exile ALS 1850
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna autograph letter signed. Single page quarto dated 23 July 1850. Written to Colonel D. Feliciano de Liceaga, Governor of Guanajuato. In part: “...Since when you sent me your kind letter of the 15th, the unpleasant event instigated by your forces had not yet occurred, at that time your opinions were justified; now in light of said circumstances, they are no longer valid and I therefore have nothing further to say regarding the matter. Your forces have been dissolved by supreme decree, which also orders you to give an account of the causes that contributed to this disgraceful event. I hope that there will be nothing reprehensible with regard to your personal conduct and handling of the matter, since I am familiar with your record and I hope there will be nothing to tarnish my good opinion of you. In the certainty that this will be the case, I remain your dear friend and at your service and wish you joy and kiss your hand. A. L. Sta. Anna.” On 2 February 1848 the peace treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and the Mexican government committed to signing away half of the country’s territory to the United States. Deemed a traitor and an obstacle to peace, Santa Anna asked to be allowed to leave Mexico. He spent two years in exile in Kingston, Jamaica, but in April 1850 Santa Anna and his family moved to a run-down hacienda in Turbaco, Columbia where he channeled his energy into regenerating the local economy. Although the exact nature of this letter is unknown, it shows that he kept in touch with sympathetic leaders who informed him of events in Mexico and aided his chances of staging another triumphant return. Docketed on verso. Minor toning; otherwise, fine condition.