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Arredondo - Last Spanish Ruler of Texas and Northeastern New Spain (Hardcover)
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Arredondo - Last Spanish Ruler of Texas and Northeastern New Spain (Hardcover)
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In this biography of Joaquín de Arredondo, historian Bradley
Folsom brings to life one of the most influential and ruthless
leaders in North American history. Arredondo (1776-1837), a Bourbon
loyalist who governed Texas and the other interior provinces of
northeastern New Spain during the Mexican War of Independence,
contended with attacks by revolutionaries, U.S. citizens, generals
who had served in Napoleon's army, pirates, and various American
Indian groups, all attempting to wrest control of the region. Often
resorting to violence to deal with the provinces' problems,
Arredondo was for ten years the most powerful official in
northeastern New Spain. Folsom's lively account shows the
challenges of governing a vast and inhospitable region and provides
insight into nineteenth-century military tactics and Spanish
viceregal realpolitik. When Arredondo and his army - which included
Arredondo's protégé, future president of Mexico Antonio López de
Santa Anna - arrived in Nuevo Santander in 1811, they quickly
suppressed a revolutionary upheaval. Arredondo went on to expel an
army of revolutionaries and invaders from the United States who had
taken over Texas and declared it an independent republic. In the
Battle of Medina, the bloodiest battle ever fought in Texas, he
crushed the insurgents and followed his victory with a purge that
reduced Texas's population by half. Over the following eight years,
Arredondo faced fresh challenges to Spanish sovereignty ranging
from Comanche and Apache raids to continued American incursion. In
response, Arredondo ignored his superiors and ordered his soldiers
to terrorize those who disagreed with him. Arredondo's actions had
dramatic repercussions in Texas, Mexico, and the United States. His
decision to allow Moses Austin to colonize Texas with Americans
would culminate in the defeat of Santa Anna in 1836, but not before
Santa Anna had made good use of the lessons in brutality he had
learned so well from his mentor.
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