Bustamante


Anastasio
[ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1780–1853, Mexican military and political leader: president 1830–32, 1837–41.
Sir (William) Alexander, 1884–1977, Jamaican political leader: prime minister 1962–67.
Historical Examples

Bustamante, without political strength or party, retains a military command.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 Brantz Mayer

As Bustamante advanced towards the coast his army melted away.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 Brantz Mayer

April 21 a general amnesty for political offences was declared in the vain hope of producing harmony (76to Bustamante, Apr. 21).
The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2) Justin H. Smith

In 1718 Governor Bustamante reoccupied Zamboanga for the purpose of waging war against piracy.
The History of Sulu Najeeb M. Saleeby

Bustamante remained president until 1832, when a counter revolution, led by Santa Anna, drove him from power.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846 Various

Bustamante immediately took steps to re-organize the government and to place the finances of the colony on a sound footing.
The Audiencia in the Spanish Colonies Charles Henry Cunningham

Bustamante seems to have vexed the Yucatecos by unwise interference in the commercial and industrial interests of the country.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 Brantz Mayer

Bustamante expressed an apparently sincere desire to do justice to all.
The Audiencia in the Spanish Colonies Charles Henry Cunningham

General Bustamante was chosen vice president, and the government again resumed its operation under the federal system of 1824.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 Brantz Mayer

This meant that Bustamante should recede from his position, remove all the oidores from prison, and accept them as an audiencia.
The Audiencia in the Spanish Colonies Charles Henry Cunningham

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