Cristero War
widespread struggle in many central-western Mexican states from 1926 to 1929 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cristero War (in Spanish: Guerra Cristera or La Cristiada; [la kɾisˈtjaða]) is an internal Mexican conflict that occurred from 3 August 1926 to 21 June 1929, especially in the central and western parts of Mexico. The antecedents of the conflict began with the implementation of the Calles Law, where the Catholic Church was prohibited from many laws, and also the tightening of articles 3, 5, 24, 27 and 130 of Constitution of 1917.
Cristero War | |||||||
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Map of Mexico showing regions in which Cristero outbreaks occurred Large-scale outbreaks Moderate outbreaks Sporadic outbreaks | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Support: United States |
Cristeros Support:Knights of Columbus | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Plutarco Elías Calles Emilio Portes Gil Joaquín Amaro Domínguez Saturnino Cedillo Heliodoro Charis Marcelino García Barragán Jaime Carrillo Genovevo Rivas Guillén Álvaro Obregón † |
Enrique Gorostieta Velarde † José Reyes Vega † Alberto B. Gutiérrez Aristeo Pedroza Andrés Salazar Carlos Carranza Bouquet † Dionisio Eduardo Ochoa † Barraza Damaso Domingo Anaya † Jesús Degollado Guízar Luis Navarro Origel † Lauro Rocha Lucas Cuevas † Matías Villa Michel Miguel Márquez Anguiano Manuel Michel Victoriano Ramírez † Victorino Bárcenas † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~100,000 men (1929) | ~50,000 men and women (1929) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
56,882 dead | 30,000-50,000 dead | ||||||
Estimated 250,000 dead 250,000 fled to the United States (mostly non-combatants) |
The rural population of central Mexico was in favor of the church and they were against the implemented Law. This conflict was also involved in the U.S. Ambassador in Mexico Dwight Morrow would break relations with the Government of the President Calles and the Church, in 1929 the Conflict ended of the firm of Treaty between the Federal government of Mexico and Archbishop Ruiz y Flóres to the cessed the Fire and the disintegrated the Cristeros.