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ing his imperial will on the foreheads of the weak and domineering the district as though it were all his. He frequently rode over the grounds surrounding his plantation and took possession of all animals which did not have their owner's mark. He did the same thing with all the good breeds of roosters that he saw, boasting that he alone possessed .that species of poultry, and he did not forget to increase his hacienda, Mango de Olava, by usurping the surrounding land. When he wished to buy any land, he always succeeded in obtaining it for less than its real value by threatening and persecuting the owner. His lack of hospitality was proverbial. You may be assured that he was so economical and miserly in his domestic expenses that all those who go to see him at l\Iango de Clava have to take provisions with them, for instead of doing any service for his visitors and travellers he takes great pains to save what they throw away. We confess that we would not mention this example of human niggardliness here, but for the fact that we would tire of the tales which have been told us by truthful individuals. Everyone knows Santa Anna's affection for the cock fight and juego de monte, but some do not know that he has the habit of quarreling and acting the part of a bully on such occasions in such a way that when fortune does not favor him he refuses to lose merely for that reason, and he does not satisfy his creditors, who do not make him pay for fear that he will punish them, and he even alleges that they did not play fairly. . As another example of his excessive cunning and depravity we will venture to refer to an anecdote, which, though not very delicate in its nature, is very characteristic of him. There was a young woman in J alapa who, although she sold her charms for gold, was very par- ticular in admitting only the better class people of social prestige. You may be assured that Santa Anna courted her favor, and she con- descended to spend the night at his house. On the following day when our ~Iesalina was leaving, Santa Anna begged her to visit him again and told her, pointing to a table in the room, "there you will find money, take as much as you wish." The amount which was on the table did not exceed one dollar and a half. Such is Santa Anna as a neighbor and citizen-the same in private as in public life-a thief and a tyrant. The expedition which left Havana under the command of General Isidro Barradas gave Santa Anna an opportunity to increase his laurels. For quite a while a landing had been expected on the coast, but no ,one was able to say with certainty where. Some believed that Bar- radas was going to Yucatan, and under this impression General Felipe Codallos and the authorities of the State had made ample preparations to receive the invader and repel his aggression. Neither was President Guerrero remiss in taking necessary measures to rout the enemy and encourage the mind of the nation. Reclothed with extraordinary pow- ers, he made a small forced loan of two million dollars for the cam- paign. After much anxiety and speculation in regard to the expedi- tion, he finally landed at Caho Rojo twelve miles from old 'l'ampico ·on July 27, 1829. That was certainly a very foolish and stupid undertaking. The .Spanish Cortes had been induced to believe that civil war was spread-
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