Editing Battle of San Jacinto (section)

===Republic of Texas===
[[File: Wpdms republic of texas.svg|thumb|right|alt=The land comprising Mexican Texas, between the Red, Sabine, and Nueces Rivers, is shaded yellow.  The land between this boundary and the Rio Grande on the south and the Arkansas River on the north is shaded green and marked as "claimed territory". |The Republic of Texas, including the disputed territory]]
On June 1, 1836, Santa Anna boarded a ship to travel back to Mexico. For the next two days, crowds of soldiers, many of whom had arrived that week from the United States, gathered to demand his execution. Lamar, recently promoted to secretary of war, gave a speech insisting that "Mobs must not intimidate the government. We want no [[French Revolution]] in Texas!", but on June 4 soldiers seized Santa Anna and put him under military arrest.<ref name=lack104>Lack (1992), p. 104.</ref> Burnet called for elections to ratify the constitution and elect a Congress,<ref name=lack107>Lack (1992), p. 107.</ref> the sixth set of leaders for Texas in a twelve-month period.<ref name=lack256>Lack (1992), p. 256.</ref> Voters overwhelmingly chose Houston the first [[President of the Republic of Texas|president]], ratified the constitution drawn up by the Convention of 1836, and approved a resolution to request annexation to the United States.<ref name=davis295>Davis (2006), p. 295.</ref> Houston issued an executive order sending Santa Anna to [[Washington, D.C.]], and from there he was soon sent home.<ref name=davis301>Davis (2006), p. 301.</ref>

During his absence, Santa Anna had been deposed. Upon his arrival, the Mexican press wasted no time in attacking him for his cruelty towards those executed at Goliad. In May 1837, Santa Anna requested an inquiry into the event.<ref name=vazquez316>Vazquez (1985), p. 316.</ref> The judge determined the inquiry was only for fact-finding and took no action; press attacks in both Mexico and the United States continued.<ref name=vazquez317>Vazquez (1985), p. 317.</ref> Santa Anna was disgraced until the following year when he became a hero of the [[Pastry War]].<ref name=henderson116>Henderson (2008), p. 116.</ref>