Mexico, from Cortes to Carranza . d out toso many others, but General Houston spared him. Hesigned a treaty promising to cease hostilities; went toWashington, where he was entertained by PresidentJackson; the next year was released, on the promise togo home and secure the Mexican recognition of Texanindependence. Of course, when he reached Mexico, hedid nothing of the sort, but busied himself in makingexcuses for the failure of his campaign, and in explain-ing that he had only signed the treaty under force andhad not meant a word of it. Being still coldly receivedby the Mexicans, he retreated
Mexico, from Cortes to Carranza . d out toso many others, but General Houston spared him. Hesigned a treaty promising to cease hostilities; went toWashington, where he was entertained by PresidentJackson; the next year was released, on the promise togo home and secure the Mexican recognition of Texanindependence. Of course, when he reached Mexico, hedid nothing of the sort, but busied himself in makingexcuses for the failure of his campaign, and in explain-ing that he had only signed the treaty under force andhad not meant a word of it. Being still coldly receivedby the Mexicans, he retreated to his hacienda, to waituntil the memory of recent events should blow over. He soon had an opportunity to regain his 1838, the French government sent a fleet to Mexicoto demand payment of damages incurred by Frenchcitizens during the recent wars. The chief of these wasa claim of $60,000 for pastry stolen from a Frenchcook by revolutionists; therefore the whole affair wascalled The Claim for Pie, or The Pastry War, 224. The Alamo. IHK KJb:vOLT Oj^ TEXAS under which name it has gone down into history. TheMexican government refused to pay, whereupon theFrench forces under the Prince de Joinville capturedthe fortress of San Juan de Ulua and occupied VeraCruz on December 5, 1838. Six hundred Mexicanswisre killed in the struggle. Sant^ Anna hastened to the sea-coast and defeatedthe foreigners at Vera Cruz in a well-fought battle, andforced them to return to their ships. During the fight-ing he was wounded severely in one leg, which had to beamputated. From now on he possessed a firm hold onthe nations gratitude! He purchased a wooden leg,and afterwards, at the height of his popularity, had themissing part of his anatomy interred with great cere-mony in the Cathedral in the City of Mexico. Mexico, however, finally paid the French claim. CHAPTEK XYIIWAR WITH THE UNITED STATES Texas was now an independent republic. On thered, white and blue of her flag she displayed a lonest
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