Victory on Earth or in Heaven e-bog

This work reconstructs the history of Mexico's forgotten "e;Religionero"e; rebellion of 1873-1877, an armed Catholic challenge to the government of Sebastin Lerdo de Tejada. An essentially grassroots movement-organized by indigenous, Afro-Mexican, and mestizo parishioners in Mexico's central-western Catholic heartland-the Religionero rebellion erupted in response to a series of anticlerical measures raised to constitutional status by the Lerdo government. These "e;Laws of Reform"e; decreed the full independence of Church and state, secularized marriage and burial practices, prohibited acts of public worship, and severely curtailed the Church's ability to own and administer property. A comprehensive reconstruction of the revolt and a critical reappraisal of its significance, this book places ordinary Catholics at the center of the story of Mexico's fragmented nineteenth-century secularization and Catholic revival.