Meanwhile, Santa Anna had secretly been dealing with representatives of the U.S., pledging that if he were allowed back in Mexico through the U.S. naval blockades, he would work to sell all contested territory to the U.S. at a reasonable price.
U međuvremenu, Santa Anna je potajno razgovarao s američkim predstavnicima i obećavao im da će se, ako se vrati u Meksiko kroz američku mornaričku blokadu, zalagati za prodaju traženih teritorija SAD-u za razumnu cijenu.