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Mexico City, Mexico, 1830 · The Shattered Congress
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General Antionio Lopez de Santa Anna received a hero’s welcome upon his return to Mexico City. The Revolutionary hero and his elite Ejercito de Operaciones paraded through the city to much fanfare, celebrating an absolute victory over the Slavers’ Rebellion in Coahilla y Tejas.
In years past, the Republica Federale de Mexico had welcomed settlers from the United States with open arms, allowing tens of thousands to settle El Norte with only two requirements: convert to Catholicism and renounce slavery. They did neither. Every effort to enforce order was met with even more flagrant defiance, until the ungrateful newcomers were in open rebellion against the Republic. The central government’s patience finally exhausted, Santa Anna marched north with 7000 men to decisively crush the radical elements.
Starting with the recapture of the Alamo mission, victory after victory ensued. Santa Anna continued to march his men north and inland, towards the settlement at San Felipe de Austin, routing disorganized militiamen left and right as they proceeded. The reason for such paltry resistance became clear as they reached the city, and found it all but empty. News of the battle at the Alamo had travelled quickly, and the “Texas Republicans” had made the fateful choice to flee towards the coast by the thousands, taking every boat they could buy or seize and sailing for New Orleans.
“The rebels heard the great Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was coming for them - and they threw themselves into the sea!” Santa Anna recounted to soaring applause. “Let this be remembered by all who would threaten the integrity of the great Republica de Mexico!”
President Anastasio Bustamente declares a national holiday and speaks at length of Santa Anna’s incalculable service to the Republic. At conclusion of festivities the general returned to his normal base of operations in Veracruz, to be celebrated all over again.
In the proceeding months and years it would become clear that the Texans’ quest for a state of their own was just beginning. But for the Republica Federale de Mexico, the prevailing attitude was good luck and good riddance: the sordid story of the Slaver’s Rebellion was happily over.
