Everything about Mariano Arista totally explained
Mariano Arista was born in the state of San Luis Potosi, 26 July 1802; died on board the English steamer " Tagus" going from Lisbon, Portugal, to France, 7 August 1855. He was president of
Mexico from
1851 to
1853, as well as a noted veteran of many of Mexico's nineteenth century wars.
Originally an officer in the
Spanish Army, Arista later joined the revolutionary army of
Agustín de Iturbide. Later, Arista served under
Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexico's on-again off-again
dictator during the attempt to put down the 1836
Texas Revolution.
In 1846, Arista was given command of the Army of the North and sent to expel American troops from Mexican territory in
Texas. The resulting engagement ignited the bloody
Mexican-American War of
1846-
1848. Arista was in command of Mexican forces during the
Battle of Palo Alto and the
Battle of Resaca de la Palma.
Arista's military skills are subject to debate by those who study the conflict. While personally quite brave, Arista was a dedicated "
republicano" - a member of Mexico's liberal faction, and therefore the natural enemy of his largely conservative general staff. At both the Battles of
Palo Alto and
Resaca de la Palma, Arista was ill served by the political division among his staff.
After Resaca de la Palma, Mexico's government recalled Arista and he was removed from command. Later absolved of guilt for the defeats at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Arista spent the rest of the war as a functionary, seeing little combat.
In 1851, Arista succeeded
José Joaquín de Herrera as president, and sought to bring fiscal stability to the nation. Conservative resistance to Arista's rule, and an eventual revolt by the said conservatives led to his resignation and exile in 1853.
He died in
Lisbon,
Portugal in 1855. In 1880, Arista's remains were returned to Mexico, and the Liberal faction named him a national hero.
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