Catholic bishops lead economic boycott against Mexican government

Date

July 14, 1926

Title

Catholic bishops lead economic boycott against Mexican government

What occurred

Catholic bishops, with the support of the Pope, led their parishioners to boycott the Mexican government in protest of President Calles' increasingly harsh treatment of the church, especially the Law for Reforming the Penal Code, setting up for the Cristero War in 1927.

Location

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Student name(s)

Andrew James, Abbie Vovel

Tag(s)

Mexico

Item sets

Reform & Revolution: Student Submissions

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