What Mexican dictator massacred the Americans at the Alamo and the goliad?

The Mexican dictator responsible for the massacres at the Alamo and Goliad was General Antonio López de Santa Anna. During the Texas Revolution in 1836, his forces attacked the Alamo, resulting in the deaths of all Texian defenders, and later executed captured Texian soldiers at Goliad in what is known as the Goliad Massacre. Santa Anna's actions fueled anti-Mexican sentiment and contributed to Texas's eventual independence from Mexico.