Gen Antonio López de Santa Anna 1

Today in Texas HistoryJune 15, 1836 – General Vincente Filisola, leading the defeated and demoralized vast majority of the Mexican army, crosses the Rio Grande back into Mexico and arrives later that day at Matamoros, Tamaulipas.Over the next 10-12 days, remnants of the Mexican army will cross the Rio Grande at Laredo and wend their way towards Matamoros, although , many will just opt to return home.General Antonio López de Santa Anna remained a “guest” of the Texans. After having spent the better part of 4 months in Texas, General Santa Anna was sent to Washington D.C. for a meeting with U.S. President Andrew Jackson, and eventually returned home in late 1836. However, his career was far from over. He fought the French in 1838, losing a leg in battle, and led the Mexican army to defeat in the Mexican War. He remained in and out of the Mexican limelight — sometimes in exile — until retiring in 1874 to write his memoirs in Mexico City. He died on June 21, 1876.Portraits: General Vincente Filisola and General Antonio López de Santa Anna.