In 1835, Santa Anna replaced the 1824 constitution with the new constitutional document known as the "Siete Leyes" ("The Seven Laws")
Due to this fact, he had two nicknames.
-Napoleon of the West
-The Eagle
the immediate cause of the rebellion was rumors that were spreading among the indian soldiers regarding the new cartridges they had been issued.the rumors said that there cartridges were made with either pork or beef fat, this would have made the soldiers violate there religious laws
