pt. 1. Santa Anna's early life, 1794-1823. Between the volcano and the sea, 1794-1810
An officer and a gentleman, 1810-1821
Liberator of Veracruz, founder of the Republic, 1821-1823
pt. 2. The making of a caudillo, 1823-1832. A federalist on the periphery, 1823-1825
Among the Jarochos, 1825-1828
General of tricks, 1828-1832
pt. 3. The returns of the phoenix, 1832-1841. The absentee president, 1832-1835
The warrior president, 1835-1837
The landowner president, 1837-1841
pt. 4. A road paved with good intentions, 1841-1848. The Santanista Project, 1841-1844
Our man in Havana, 1844-1846
The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848
pt. 5. The autumn of the patriarch, 1849-1876. The man who would be king, 1849-1855
The general in his labyrinth, 1856-1876
