Author | : Matthew John Blakemore Butler |
File Size | : 45,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Unknown |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 17 May 2024 |
ISBN | : 0191734659 |
Pages | : 251 pages |
Popular Piety and Political Identity in Mexico s Cristero Rebellion by Matthew John Blakemore Butler Book PDF Summary
The author provides a new interpretation of the Cristero War (1926-29) which divided Mexico's peasantry into rival camps loyal to the Catholic Church (cristero) or the Revolution (agrarista). This book puts religion at the heart of our understanding of the revolt.