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Antonio López de Santa Anna was a controversial yet highly influential general who had earned the title of the “ Napoleon of the West.” The period in which he lived was also sometimes referred to as the “Age of Santa Anna.” He was also an eccentric Mexican president, often blamed in Mexico for the creation of the current borderline with the US. However, he is also remembered for one of the most bizarre burials seen in history… the burial of his amputated leg. Early Life of Santa Anna Santa Anna was born in Xalapa, capital of the Mexican state of Veracruz, on 21 February 1794. Santa Anna belonged to a reputed family, his father was a university graduate and by