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Mirabeau. Buonaparte Lamar
long journey, at Vera Cruz on November 28. He reached Mexico
City on December 11 and began his negotiations.
The internal conditions in Mexico throughout the greater part
of 1839 were unsettled. The Federalist movement, which had
gained considerable strength in 1838, was still flourishing in Tam-
pico and various parts of the north. With the French difficulties
settled, the government decided to proceed with vigor against the
insurgents under Urrea at Tampico, and Santa Anna, whose loss
of a leg in the battle of Vera Cruz had restored him to. favor with
the populace, urged the president, Bustamante, to lead the expe-
dition against them. Bustamante reluctanatly agreed. The exec-
utive authority would normally have fallen upon the vice-president,
NicolAs Bravo, but the populace demanded Santa Anna, and Bravo
gracefully stepped aside, and the Council appointed Santa Anna.
Santa Anna assumed the executive power on March 18, 1839, and
Bustamante set out for Tampico."
Bustamante traveled leisurely towards Tampico and allowed the
insurgents to get between him and Mexico City. Santa Anna,
who was in the capital, raised a force and advanced to meet them,
and defeated them at Acajete on May 3, 1839. In June Tampico
was taken. In July Bustamante returned to the capital and as-
sumed the executive authority. As he had seen no fighting he
was discredited and his government was weaker than ever. Santa
Anna was the popular hero, but he did not consider that condi-
tions were ripe for his return to power, so he retired to his ranch
and left the control of affairs to Bustamante.23 A complete re-
organization of the cabinet took place, however. Juan de Dios
Cafiedo succeeded Gorostiza as foreign minister, Luis Gonzales
Cuevas became secretary of the interior, Xavier de Echeverria,
secretary of the treasury, and J. N. Almonte, secretary of war.24
Before proceeding with Treat's negotiations it will be necessary
to notice the efforts of the Texan minister in Washingtan to nego-
tiate with the Mexican minister, and also his efforts to secure the
mediation of the United States. It will be remembered that Dun-
lap had been instructed to treat if possible with the Mexican min-
"'Bustamante, Cabinete Mexicana, I, 176; Rives, United States and Mex-
ico, I, 450.
2"-bid., I, 451.
24Treat to Burnet, (Enclosure) September 21, 1839, Garrison, Dip. Cor.
Tex., II, 488.125
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