Some people in Texas have a more mysterious yearning. They want the leg of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. And they are very unhappy that they are not likely to get it. Their dispute is not with the ...

As you might expect, the San Jacinto Museum of History holds several items that once belonged to General Antonio López de Santa Anna - the Mexican leader who trounced the rebels at the Alamo only ...

In 1836, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the president and general who dominated the political scene in Mexico, rose into Texas with his army, with destruction on his mind. He was determined to ...

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s artificial leg, made of cork and covered in leather, was crafted by Charles Bartlett, a former cabinet maker from New York City, and sold to the general for ...

The curator of the Illinois State Military Museum plans to keep Mexican Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s wooden leg despite a failed petition that sought to temporarily display the artifact in ...

(Editor's note: This is the third and final installment in a series on Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's impact on Texas history.) The career of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna brought him to the height ...