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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 9:01:58 GMT -6
When Houston approached Anna, Anna raised his hands in a certain way...giving a distress signal, a Mason sign. Santa Anna and Sam houston were both Masons. Houston was apparently more loyal to the Masons than he was his county so he let him go.
I find this interesting. I know little or nothing about the Masons.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 14:00:04 GMT -6
When Houston aproached Anna, Anna raised his hands in a certain way...giving a distress signal, a Mason sign. Santa Anna and Sam houston were both Masons. Houston was apparently more loyal to the Masons than he was his county so he let him go. I find this interesting. I know little or nothing about the Masons. I have never heard that story before. All I know is that Santa Anna was captured and held prisoner during the Battle of San Jacinto in what is now Harris County Tx. on April 21 1861... negotiations were made after Santa Anna's brief imprisonment 'Santa Anna, the President of Mexico, was captured the following day and held as a prisoner of war. Three weeks later, he signed the peace treaty that dictated that the Mexican army leave the region, paving the way for the Republic of Texas to become an independent country." I think Houston just realized that Santa Anna was worth mote to Texas, alive than dead, at the time. I'm wondering why you posted this under 'Non-Christian' did I miss something about a Non Christian nature here ? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Jacinto
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Post by matador on Feb 27, 2015 21:44:59 GMT -6
When Houston approached Anna, Anna raised his hands in a certain way...giving a distress signal, a Mason sign. Santa Anna and Sam houston were both Masons. Houston was apparently more loyal to the Masons than he was his county so he let him go. I find this interesting. I know little or nothing about the Masons. Santa Anna was not a mason. Santa Anna's troops were surprised attacked by Houston's troops and Santa Anna was seriously injured. Because at that time Santa Anna was the president of Mexico he was needed to sign the Treaties of Velasco, where he and the acting president of Texas (Tejas) signed to releas the state from Mexican control. Santa Anna was not well liked in Mexico and it is surprising he lived as long as he did.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 5:07:32 GMT -6
For Immediate Release April 4, 2013 SANTA ANNA’S MASONIC MEMBERSHIP CONFIRMED DALLAS – The Texas Scottish Rite of Freemasonry has confirmed that Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Commander at the battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto, was a Scottish Rite Mason in Mexico. His original Scottish Rite membership certificate is located in the Livingston Masonic Library of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New York. According to M. Douglas Adkins, the top Scottish Rite official in Texas and a member of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the Southern Jurisdiction, a person must be a Master Mason to be eligible for Scottish Rite membership in Mexico, as in the United States. Today’s announcement resolves arguments by Texas historians who have contended there has been no proof of General Santa Anna’s membership. The significance of this announcement in terms of Texas history stems from numerous reports that General Santa Anna saved himself from execution after being captured at the battle of San Jacinto in 1836 by giving secret Masonic signs to Texas soldiers and later to General Sam Houston, a well-known Mason. The Texas critics of these reports have said that General Santa Anna would not have known of such secret signs unless he actually was a Mason, for which no proof had previously been provided. Mr. Adkins explained that this confirmation of Masonic membership does not provide proof of the story that Masonic membership saved General Santa Anna’s life, but rather only refutes the arguments that General Santa Anna was not a Mason. Some Masons have said that General Houston and many other Masons at San Jacinto would have known that General Santa Anna had disowned Masonry and that his offenses in Mexico, the Alamo and Goliad would have forfeited any rights for protection he may have had as a Mason. Sources in Mexico have confirmed that he was kicked out of Masonry. Mr. Adkins emphasized that the Texas Scottish Rite is taking no position in this historical controversy, and is only confirming General Santa Anna’s Masonic membership. Mr. Adkins said Masonry always has celebrated its history and the lives of many of its members, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, William B. Travis, James Bowie and Davy Crockett. The Texas Scottish Rite is pleased to provide this information for the use of present and future Texas historians. An enlarged and enhanced graphic image of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s Scottish Rite Masonic Membership certificate, as well as his Masonic Apron, his spurs, items from his tent at San Jacinto, Davy Crockett’s pistol from the Alamo, and other Texas history artifacts will be on display before and after the presentation of the new play, “Leaving San Jacinto,” on April 23, 2013, in Dallas. For more information, please visit www.leavingsanjacinto.com or call 214-748-9196
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Post by Admin on Mar 1, 2015 12:42:29 GMT -6
For Immediate Release April 4, 2013 SANTA ANNA’S MASONIC MEMBERSHIP CONFIRMED DALLAS – The Texas Scottish Rite of Freemasonry has confirmed that Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Commander at the battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto, was a Scottish Rite Mason in Mexico. His original Scottish Rite membership certificate is located in the Livingston Masonic Library of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New York. According to M. Douglas Adkins, the top Scottish Rite official in Texas and a member of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the Southern Jurisdiction, a person must be a Master Mason to be eligible for Scottish Rite membership in Mexico, as in the United States. Today’s announcement resolves arguments by Texas historians who have contended there has been no proof of General Santa Anna’s membership. The significance of this announcement in terms of Texas history stems from numerous reports that General Santa Anna saved himself from execution after being captured at the battle of San Jacinto in 1836 by giving secret Masonic signs to Texas soldiers and later to General Sam Houston, a well-known Mason. The Texas critics of these reports have said that General Santa Anna would not have known of such secret signs unless he actually was a Mason, for which no proof had previously been provided. Mr. Adkins explained that this confirmation of Masonic membership does not provide proof of the story that Masonic membership saved General Santa Anna’s life, but rather only refutes the arguments that General Santa Anna was not a Mason. Some Masons have said that General Houston and many other Masons at San Jacinto would have known that General Santa Anna had disowned Masonry and that his offenses in Mexico, the Alamo and Goliad would have forfeited any rights for protection he may have had as a Mason. Sources in Mexico have confirmed that he was kicked out of Masonry. Mr. Adkins emphasized that the Texas Scottish Rite is taking no position in this historical controversy, and is only confirming General Santa Anna’s Masonic membership. Mr. Adkins said Masonry always has celebrated its history and the lives of many of its members, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, William B. Travis, James Bowie and Davy Crockett. The Texas Scottish Rite is pleased to provide this information for the use of present and future Texas historians. An enlarged and enhanced graphic image of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s Scottish Rite Masonic Membership certificate, as well as his Masonic Apron, his spurs, items from his tent at San Jacinto, Davy Crockett’s pistol from the Alamo, and other Texas history artifacts will be on display before and after the presentation of the new play, “Leaving San Jacinto,” on April 23, 2013, in Dallas. For more information, please visit www.leavingsanjacinto.com or call 214-748-9196 This story has some conflicting information, was he or was he not a Mason. The problem is that president Santa Anna probably is not the same Santa Anna that was a Mason, plus I question why his membership certificate is in New York and not in Mexico City. Why all these years where Texas History has been researched and verified that this was not found before 2013. Santa Anna was president of Mexico and was the commander of Mexico's army and as such we, as Americans, have had respect for foreign leaders and commanders (except for Hitler of course) and would not have murdered Santa Anna.They did not kill Cornwallis after he was captured, the Union did not kill Lee after the South surrendered, and they would not have killed Santa Anna either, he surrendered. Take this story with a large grain of salt, there is no proof of his life being spared because he might have been a Mason, his life was spared because he surrendered. ps. I clicked on that link, www.leavingsanjacinto.com and unfortunately I do not read Chinese or Japanese. Oh, and by the way I have been to the Alamo and to the Battle field where all of this has been on display for years and I have never seen that Certificate.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2015 13:42:28 GMT -6
I got that off of google and there are several other references about the same subject.
Not that long ago I was watching the history channel and they had a hour long program about Santa Anna. The same thing was on there.
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Post by samsara15 on Mar 1, 2015 18:45:58 GMT -6
Poor Mexico. They have a long history of misgovernment. We have not been good neighbors, either. Canada, on the other hand, has repulsed us a few times.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2015 10:32:06 GMT -6
Mexico is a land where law enforcement is very shaky at best.
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