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Source/Further reading:

Revolutions Podcast, two episodes on Mexico’s War of Independence: https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/...

Interesting overview: https://archive.is/20130705193718/htt...

Another overview: http://inside.sfuhs.org/dept/history/...

Texas State Historical Association bio: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/e...

History, Mexican American War: https://www.history.com/topics/mexica...

ThoughtCo, the Pastry War: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-pastry-...

Battle of Medina: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/e...

Santa Anna’s leg: http://inside.sfuhs.org/dept/history/...

In Our Time podcast on the Mexican-American War: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7...

Geographics, the Alamo:    • The Alamo: The Birthplace of Texas   

Biographics, Porfirio Diaz:    • Porfirio Diaz: Mexico’s Gentleman Dic...