Another very curious fact about Santa Anna. When his own people finally had enough of him he fled into exile to ....where else? - The good ol’ US of A!
He was by now quite old, but still needed to make some money. He’d got his hands on some rubbery mud that he hoped could be made into tires, but it turned out to be too soft. Still, he persevered, and ended up wealthy on an iconic American product.
He is the joint co-discoverer of chewing gum. Bizarre, but true.
Great...I just spit out my last stick...
I guess thats why when I go to Mexico they call it “goma”, or some call “chicle’”...But that may be a general commercial term...