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Pedro Bernardino María de Anaya (June 16 1794 – May 21 1854) was twice interim president
President of Mexico

The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. Under the 1917 Constitution of Mexico, the president is also the head of government and the Commander-in-chief of the Mexican Military of Mexico....
 of Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 in 1847 to 1848. He played an important role during the Mexican-American War.

He was born on June 16, 1794 in San Mateo de Huichapan, a town located in the modern-day state of Hidalgo. His parents were Pedro José Anaya y Maldonado and María Antonia de Álvarez, both Spaniards. He started his military career in the Royal Army in 1810, as a cadet in the company of Tres Villas.






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Pedro Bernardino María de Anaya (June 16 1794 – May 21 1854) was twice interim president
President of Mexico

The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. Under the 1917 Constitution of Mexico, the president is also the head of government and the Commander-in-chief of the Mexican Military of Mexico....
 of Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 in 1847 to 1848. He played an important role during the Mexican-American War.

He was born on June 16, 1794 in San Mateo de Huichapan, a town located in the modern-day state of Hidalgo. His parents were Pedro José Anaya y Maldonado and María Antonia de Álvarez, both Spaniards. He started his military career in the Royal Army in 1810, as a cadet in the company of Tres Villas. In June 1821 he joined the rebel army fighting for independence
Mexican War of Independence

Mexican War of Independence , was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and Spanish colonial authorities, which started on 16 September 1810....
.

In 1847, after the victory of the invading U.S. Army in the Battle of Padierna (also known as the Battle of Contreras
Battle of Contreras

The Battle of Contreras, also known as the Battle of Padierna, took place during the August 19–20, 1847, in the final encounters of the Mexican-American War....
), the Mexican battalions of Independencia and Bravo were attacked in the Santa María de Churubusco convent. This confrontation is known as the Battle of Churubusco
Battle of Churubusco

The Battles of Churubusco took place on August 20, 1847, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Contreras during the Mexican-American War. The defeat of the Mexican army at Churubusco left the United States Army only 5 miles away from Mexico City....
, and the Mexican army was bravely commanded by Pedro María Anaya. When General Anaya was asked by General Twiggs
David E. Twiggs

David Emanuel Twiggs was a United States soldier during the War of 1812 and Mexican-American War and a general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War....
 to surrender his ammunition after the end of the battle, he was reputed to have replied, "If I had any ammunition, you would not be here."

The battle was important not only because the American victory made it possible for them win the Mexican-American War; it also was important because of the historical participation of the Saint Patrick's Battalion
Saint Patrick's Battalion

The Saint Patrick's Battalion was a unit of several hundred immigrants and expatriates of European descent and fought as part of the Military of Mexico against the United States in the Mexican-American War of ....
.

Today the nearest metro station from the Santa María de Churubusco convent, in Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
, is called "Metro General Anaya
Metro General Anaya

Metro General Anaya is a metro station on List of Mexico City metro stations#Line 2: Cuatro Caminos .E2.80.93 Tasque.C3.B1a of the Mexico City Metro system....
". The General Anaya metro station
General Anaya (Monterrey Metro)

The General Anaya station is a Metro station on the Monterrey Metro and the former terminal station of Line 2, Universidad is the Terminal Station....
 in Monterrey
Monterrey

Monterrey is the capital city of the northeastern Mexico state of Nuevo Le?n and a Monterrey of the same name. Also known as "Sultana del Norte" , Monterrey is an important industrial and business center....
 is also named after Pedro María Anaya.

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