Lorenzo de Zavala: The Pragmatic Idealist

by Margaret Swett Henson

Book Overview

In Mexico Lorenzo de Zavala was a reformer striving to empower the middle class; in Texas, he sought economic stability and hoped to restore his political career. His early death defeated both plans. Some Mexican historians praise Zavala's efforts to create a republic in Mexico and to improve the conditions of the lower classes, but most see him as a traitor because he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Anglo historians have generally ignored...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087565150X
• ISBN13: 9780875651507
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"