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Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876 to Francisco Martinez

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01164 Author/Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876 Place Written: Columbia, Texas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 26, 1836 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Letter written in Spanish while he was held captive in Texas. He asks that a letter be sent to his wife. Martinez was a Mexican consul in New Orleans. The letter was to be delivered through the Semano Brothers at the Consulate at Vera Cruz.

Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876
Martinez, Francisco, fl. 1836

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