Seth Thornton

General Mariano Arista

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The contrasting themes and traditions in Classical and Baroque Sculpture

Manifest destiny

The generals

Seth Thornton was the general of the "Americans" in this time period. He wanted to get to the coast but he marched into Mexican territory and had to fight them.

Mariano Arista was the general for the Mexicans. As the "Americans" trumped on there land they fought to keep it theirs.