Mexican-American War

>>2649935
Yes. Trusting Santa Ana was retarded.

>>2649935
They wouldn't have JUST if they didn't start shit. Just like the Spanish.

>>2652313
shhhhhh....

>>2651761
Santa Anna is literally /ourguy/.

>fuck up Texan Revolution and get captured
>sign away a ton of land in exchange for your release
>didn't actually have the authority to do that
>promise the Americans you'll sell them a bunch of land
>promise the Mexicans that you'll restore democracy
>renege on both deals and declare yourself all powerful president of a country including the land you promised the Americans
>get crushed in the ensuing war and be forced to sell the land and restore the republic anyway
>somehow becomes president again over a decade later

ABSOLUTE MADMAN.

No, that was probably Montezuma II letting Cortes inside tenochtitlan

"Say to General Santa Anna that when I remember how ardent an advocate he was of liberty ten years ago, I have no sympathy for him now, that he has gotten what he deserves."
Santa Anna replied:

"Say to Mr. Poinsett that it is very true that I threw up my cap for liberty with great ardor, and perfect sincerity, but very soon found the folly of it. A hundred years to come my people will not be fit for liberty. They do not know what it is, unenlightened as they are, and under the influence of a Catholic clergy, a despotism is the proper government for them, but there is no reason why it should not be a wise and virtuous one."[34]