Santa Anna spent repeated periods of exile in the Caribbean. Upon one return to Mexico in February 1864, he promptly was deported by General Achille Bazaine for failing to abide by the terms of the agreement allowing his reentry. Santa Anna was imprisoned in 1867 then exiled until 1874, when he returned to Mexico under a general amnesty. He died in poverty in Mexico City on June 20, 1876. Santa Anna sailed to Havana, then to the Bahamas 1874 Santa Anna allowed to return to Mexico by Lerdo de Tejada under a general amnesty 20 June 1876 died in poverty in Mexico City Scope and Contents Note Correspondence and literary productions.
Correspondence pertains to Mexican military and government affairs in the nineteenth century.
It stems mostly from his periods of absence from the government but reflects his plans and opinions on the military and internal affairs of Mexico. The processing of the collection was completed by the Mexican Archives Project staff in January 1994. Documents are arranged chronologically within folders. Items bearing manuscript numbers are shelved numerically. Series, Literary productions.