Tornel and Santa Anna
Subtitle: the writer and the caudillo, Mexico, 1795-1853
By: by Will Fowler.
Series: Contributions in Latin American studies,; no. 14
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Tornel y Mendívil, José María, 1789-1853.; Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876.; Politicians -- Mexico -- Biography.; Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1821-1861.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Makes persuasive case that José María Tornel y Mendívil, spin-doctor for Antonio López de Santa Anna, was an important figure in his own right, both as a politician and a writer. Emphasizes the 'great man' school of history, but forces the reader to conclude that the first political generation of independent Mexico boasted a substantial crew of extraordinary personalities"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-295) and index.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of St. Andrews, 1994.