Santa Anna served as a Mexican president before he changed to a, military-backed dictator. He served as a president for seven more times between the years 1839-1859. Professor Will Fowler in his writing challenges the commonly held view that the six-time president Santa Anna of Mexico was responsible for all calamities that befell the country after independence. The ruler is constantly depicted as a traitor, a turncoat and a tyrant and hence Mexico experienced disasters such as yellow fever. Will Fowler makes different arguments that attempt to make changes on the previous bibliography of the Mexican president Santa Anna.
One of his arguments is that Santa Anna would not have gained such like power if he had come from any other part of Mexico. The President and a history maker originated from a monk a family that gave him the power to be able to control of Mexico (Fowler). Mexicans are believers of Catholic Church and they could not go against a person that had come from a priesthood family. For them being a believer of the word they would follow instructions without questioning the deeds. Fowler states that historians did not objectively evaluate Santa Annah but instead gave him superiority of the things he did back then.
Even though Will Fowler argument have basis, he does not give enough reason why he thinks Anna’s bibliography should be rewritten. His review has both strengths and weaknesses. The book provides critics on the researcher’s failure on the objectivity. One is able to understand why the bibliography should be changed from his arguments. On the other hand, he does not clearly states what the researchers should have done or what should be done to come up with a better bibliography for the president.
Work Cited
Fowler, Will. Santa Anna of Mexico. U of Nebraska Press, 2007.