Zachary Taylor and William Bliss
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Taylor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decisive victories at Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey, and Buena Vista earned him popular recognition as the hero of the Mexican-American War and propelled him to victory in the 1848 presidential election. Eager to unify the nation, Taylor instead contributed to sectional tensions by adamantly opposing the extension of slavery into the western territories. He died unexpectedly in 1850 after only sixteen months in office."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Zachary Taylor posed for this portrait with William W.S. Bliss (1815\u00e2\u0080\u00931853), who served as the general\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief of staff during the Mexican-American War. A West Point graduate and a trusted aide, Bliss married Taylor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s youngest daughter, Betty, in 1848, and later served as the president\u00e2\u0080\u0099s private secretary. This daguerreotype, which is a vintage copy of an unlocated original, lacks some of the clarity and contrast typical of a life portrait."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Orange County, Virginia"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Apodado \u00e2\u0080\u009cOld Rough and Ready\u00e2\u0080\u009d (rudo pero efectivo) por su modales toscos y su valent\u00c3\u00ada en el campo de batalla, el general Zachary Taylor era ya un l\u00c3\u00adder experimentado en 1846, cuando estallaron las hostilidades entre Estados Unidos y M\u00c3\u00a9xico. Sus decisivas victorias en Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey y Buena Vista lo dieron a conocer como el h\u00c3\u00a9roe de la llamada Guerra entre Estados Unidos y M\u00c3\u00a9xico, impuls\u00c3\u00a1ndolo hacia el triunfo en las elecciones presidenciales de 1848. Deseoso de unificar a la naci\u00c3\u00b3n, Taylor termin\u00c3\u00b3 sin embargo por agudizar las tensiones divisorias con su f\u00c3\u00a9rrea oposici\u00c3\u00b3n a la extensi\u00c3\u00b3n de la esclavitud hacia los territorios del oeste. Muri\u00c3\u00b3 s\u00c3\u00babitamente en 1850, a solo diecis\u00c3\u00a9is meses de haber accedido a la presidencia."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Zachary Taylor pos\u00c3\u00b3 para este retrato junto a William W.S. Bliss (1815\u00e2\u0080\u00931853), quien le hab\u00c3\u00ada servido como jefe de estado mayor durante la guerra con M\u00c3\u00a9xico. Bliss, egresado de West Point, gozaba de la confianza de Taylor y en 1848 contrajo matrimonio con la hija menor de este, Betty, pasando luego a ser el secretario privado del presidente. 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