Acknowledgments  ix

List of Abbreviations  xi

Glossary  xv

Introduction  1

1. The Church and the Religious Question  13

2. Catholic-Socialists against Anti-Priests in Campeche  35

3. "The Devil Is Now Loose in Huejutla": The Bishop, the SEP, and the Emancipation of the Indian in Hidalgo  63

4. Beatas, Ballots, and Bullets in Guerrero  101

5. "Un sin fin de mochos": Catholic Cacicazgos in Guanajuato  157

Conclusion: The End of the Religious Question  219

Notes  227

Bibliography  295

Index  317

“In this impressively researched, organized, and written work, Fallaw (Colby College) examines one of the major themes facing Mexico in the 1930s--the conflict between the Catholic Church and the state.”—J. B. Kirkwood, Choice

“In this impressively researched, organized, and written work, Fallaw (Colby College) examines one of the major themes facing Mexico in the 1930s--the conflict between the Catholic Church and the state.”—J. B. Kirkwood, Choice

"This important book forces a rethinking of the efficacy and influence of agrarian and cultural revolutions not only in Mexico but throughout the world. In what is nothing short of a massive reappraisal of the pivotal presidency of Lázaro Cárdenas, Ben Fallaw demonstrates how conservative Catholic opposition at the local and state levels consistently obstructed Cardenista reform. Based on his detailed reconstruction of circumstances and events in four very different Mexican states, he reminds us that conditions differed enormously among locales, even between two villages in the same state. His research is blockbuster in every possible way."—Terry Rugeley, author of Of Wonders and Wise Men: Religion and Popular Cultures in Southeast Mexico, 1800–1876

"Religion and State Formation in Postrevolutionary Mexico should establish itself as a key text in Mexican revolutionary history. The author has done a prodigious quantity of research and organized it expertly, producing an original and convincing analysis of a major theme: Church-state conflict in the postrevolutionary period. The issue permeated Mexican politics, and its exploration opens a window onto a variety of other themes, including state building, education, land reform, gender, ethnicity, violence, and local politics and elections."—Alan Knight, author of The Mexican Revolution

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