Civic Catholicism, Liberal Reform and Modern Politics in Rural Jalisco, 1867-1890

This article analyzes the multiple, complex relationships between the local representations of the church, the state and the population, thus contributing to a more critical interpretation of the mosaic of possibilities that characterized the Liberal Reform during the last third of the 19th Century....

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Autores: Curley Álvarez, Robert, Mora, Jorge Omar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/4345
Acceso en línea:https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/4345
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Jalisco
secularization
citizenship
modernity
religious identity
19th Century
secularización
ciudadanía
modernidad
identidad religiosa
siglo XIX
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Sumario:This article analyzes the multiple, complex relationships between the local representations of the church, the state and the population, thus contributing to a more critical interpretation of the mosaic of possibilities that characterized the Liberal Reform during the last third of the 19th Century. For this purpose, we have opted to observe a series of contrasting cases in four Jalisco towns: Ahualulco, Chapala, Tapalpa and Teocaltiche. At the local scale, it is possible to gain a perspective from below, one that goes beyond the aims of the state to account for a more disordered, less teleological historical process. The central argument is that people acted in defense of varied interests and mobilized the church and state in their defense in accordance with historical contingencies. The sources used come from two different archives. The Jalisco History Archive contains sources generated by the civil registry, which connects the state government with local authorities, such as municipal governments, police forces and its local representatives. These documents deal with matters in which the authorities interpreted the laws on secularization in terms of local cases. The other, the History Archive of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, provided sources on the relationships between believers, the parish and the Archbishop.