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Manga de Clavo was one of the most famous properties and favorite hacienda of Antonio López de Santa Anna. A historic site from the first half of the nineteenth century where he lived and made decisions that defined Mexican politics of its time, serving practically as presidential residence and government house until it was burned and partially destroyed by the invading United States Army during the Mexican–American War in 1847-1848 without ever again being restored. == History == Santa Anna bought the estate of Manga de Clavo in 1825 and magnified it in size and beauty during the years in which his influence grew while holding various positions, in addition to the presidency of the Republic in six occasions, that allowed the enlargement of his estate. The economic production of Santa Anna's properties which included multiple villages dedicated to livestock, served the entire area between Veracruz and Jalapa. The citadel acted as a privileged strategic location relative not only to its geographical surroundings but also of military, political and commercial importance. For Santa Anna this was a place of rest, pleasure and entertainment, suitable for intrigue and conspiracy, as well as refuge in adversity and defeat. Countless times he took the road to Manga de Clavo from the capital, slipping the responsibility of governing, abandoning presidential power only to return to the tranquility of his domain. Precisely on the grounds of Manga de Clavo was where Santa Anna's left leg was buried, which he lost after being wounded on the dock of the port of Veracruz on December 5, 1838, during the First French intervention in Mexico, remaining in this site before it was transferred to the cemetery of Santa Paula in Mexico City. Amongst the most important foreign characters who visited Manga de Clavo is the Marquise Calderón de la Barca, wife of Angel Calderon de la Barca, minister plenipotentiary of Spain in Mexico from 1839 to 1842. In her book ''Life in Mexico'', Calderón gives an account of the journey made from Veracruz to Manga de Clavo and the reception she had from Santa Anna and his family, this being one of the few examples and most famous description that exist of the estate: Subsequently, the Plan of Ayutla revolutionary movement forced Santa Anna's government final fall and definitive exile in 1855, some of his properties were confiscated, most of the land was sold and soon Manga de Clavo was lost to landscape and memory. There are indications that prove the survival of the hacienda set in the last decade of the nineteenth century before the Mexican Revolution, although later agricultural policies ceased large estates and extensive lands that were divided and reduced in many cases only to its main enclosure or manor house. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manga de Clavo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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