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119 Years Ago Santa Anna Nap Changed Mexican Map
Remnants mark the San Jacinto battle that made Texas independent and set off a chain reaction across Arizona New Mexico California Nevada Utah and Colorado. Santa Anna’s defeat led to U S annexation later sparking the Mexican American War and the 1848 treaty ceding lands west of Texas. The tale links Houston San Jacinto and the Napoleonic commander to a reshaped map of the American West.
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Santa Anna
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Arizona
New Mexico
California
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
Texas
Mexico
Mammo
San Antonio
Antonio Lopez Santa Anna
Napoleon
Gulf
San Jacinto River
Buffalo Bayou
Houston
Santa Annas
Aissiesta
United States
Louisiana Purchase
Oregon