Anastasio Bustamante
4th President of Mexico (1780-1853) · Mexico · On the map · Politicians · Died at 72
Trinidad Anastasio de Sales Ruiz Bustamante y Oseguera was a Mexican medical doctor, general, and politician who served as the 4th President of Mexico three times from 1830 to 1832, 1837 to 1839, and 1839 to 1841.
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Lucas Alamán, the leading minister for the first Bustamante presidency
Bustamante sent General Teran to secure the province of Texas, which was then heavily settled by American immigrants
Santa Anna played a leading role in the 1832 Plan of Veracruz, which would eventually launch him to the presidency for the first time.
French troops fighting in Veracruz during the Pastry War
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He also served as the 2nd Vice President of Mexico from 1829 to 1832 under Presidents Vicente Guerrero, José María Bocanegra, himself, and Melchor Múzquiz. He participated in the Mexican War of Independence initially as a royalist before siding with Agustín de Iturbide and supporting the Plan of Iguala.
