President Guerrero takes power over a liberal…
1828 CE to 1839 CE
Immediately upon assuming office, Guerrero experiences his first major crisis when the Spanish attempted to retake Mexico.
A Spanish force of three thousand soldiers under the command of General Isidro Barradas lands at Tampico in July 1829.
Guerrero sends Santa Anna to dislodge the Spanish force in August, but the Mexican general cannot launch an effective assault and instead digs in for a siege.
Cut off from supplies and weakened by disease, the Spanish surrender to the Mexicans in October.
In the aftermath of the Spanish withdrawal, Santa Anna is widely hailed as the savior of the republic.
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