In the context of Oaxaca en la historia y en el mito, analyze the The Mexican - American War (1846-48) of the Independence, Reform, Revolution Panel.
The Mexican-American war pitted soldiers from the United States against Mexican soldiers and in that sense it not a civil war, like the other wars depicted here. Nor does it seem to appear on the mural, directly, perhaps because the Americans did not advance on Oaxaca. However, Oaxacans like Porfirio Díaz joined the military to defend Oaxaca when the Americans were moving in the direction of Oaxaca and after the Mexican-American War a teenaged Díaz decide to pursue a military career and eventually became a major Caudillo in the history of Oaxaca and Mexico. Also, Santa Anna, who led the Mexican troops and was a dictator during the war, appears on the mural in the form of his prosthetic leg.  Retreating from losses in 1848 and wanting to regroup in Oaxaca, Juárez, the Governor of Oaxaca, refused Santa Anna entry into Oaxaca. Santa Anna considered this a hostile gesture and he never forgot it. When Santa Anna regained power after the war, Juárez decided to exile himself to New Orleans in 1853. More about Santa Anna below.
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