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He considered himself to be a great strategic thinker. He also styled himself like Napoleon. The reason he did that is because he liked the style and the outfit

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Q: Why did Santa Anna call himself Napoleon Of The West?
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What great military leader does the egotistical Santa Anna compare himself to?

Santa Anna compared himself to Napoleon, specifically referring to himself as the 'Napoleon of the West.' He served as the 8th President of Mexico.


Antonio López de Santa Anna?

Called himself the Napoleon of the West.


What great military leader did Santa Anna compare himself to?

Napoleon Bonaparte (hence the name, the Napoleon of the West)


Which Mexican leader declared himself the Napoleon of the West?

Antonio Lopez de Santa anna


Why did Santa Anna compare himself to Napoleon?

Santa Anna did not come up with the name 'Napoleon of the West' himself- it was actually a name used by the Mexican newspaper during the Mexican Revolution after a series of victories over Spanish forces.


Why did Sam Houston strategically choose the site of the Battle of San Jacinto?

Because it was similar to Waterloo the place where the real Napoleon was defeated. And Santa Anna called himself the "Napoleon of the West.


What is santa anna's nickname?

Hero of Tampico, The Great Jalapeno, The Napoleon of the West


Who was the Napoleon of the west?

That was a title claimed by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.


What is Santa Annas full name?

Antonio López de Santa Anna.He also called himself the Napoleon of the West.


Who was referred to as the Napoleon of the west?

Santa Ana. It was however by his own proclomation.


What did Santa Anna do to make him famous?

-Santa Anna thought that if you weren't helping him or his army you were better off dead. He didn't need you. -Santa Anna had an addiction to cockfighting -Santa Anna adored seafood -Santa Anna once gambled away all of his possessions and had to fake the signatures of several well-respected generals in order to get the government to give him the money to pay off his debts.


How do you spell san ta Anna?

The Mexican general and intermittent president was Santa Anna (Antonio López de Santa Anna, 1794-1876).The dry winds that blow east-to-west in southern California are the Santa Ana winds. The same spelling, Santa Ana, is used for the city in Orange County, CA.