The federalists asked General Antonio López de Santa Anna to overthrow Bustamante; after the removal of Bustamante, Santa Anna declared General Manuel Gómez Pedraza (who won the electoral vote in 1828) president.
The federalists asked General Antonio López de Santa Anna to overthrow Bustamante. Santa Anna declared General Manuel Gómez Pedraza (who won the electoral vote in 1828) president. This was after the removal of Bustamante.