Los Cristeros en Nochistlan

[Alicia Carrillo <alliecar@...>]

Natalie,

 

My mother says that my grandmother and her 2 children were exiled during the Cristero rebellion to the big city (big for them) of Nochistlan. The Cristeros were burning, pillaging and assaulting the neighboring rancherias. My mother and father were both born in 1925 and neither one of them had birth records because the records for that year were burned by the Cristeros. Last September when we went to Nochistlan, that was confirmed by both the Church and the municipio, neither one had records for that year and they both said it was due to the Cristero rebellion.

 

Through the years I've heard stories from aunts and uncles who are now deceased about this. My grandmother as well as many other women and children were said to have been in seclusion while the men stayed behind to protect their property.

 

Alicia

Victor Villarreal <vela_este@...> wrote:

> Natalie,
>
> I think what you're refering to is the "Cristiada" or "Guerra de los 
> Cristeros", a violent conflict between the Mexican government and the 
> Catholic church in the 1920's.
>
> You can do a search of those two words and you'll find a lot of 
> information on that little know episode of the Mexican history.
>
> The following link provides a summary from the Catholic perspective:
>
> http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=20652
>
> Victor.
>
> --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Natalie" <nc_coleman@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > Can anyone provide information on something known as "La Cristada"? 
> I 
> > was viewing some photos historical photos at www.valparaiso.tk 
> having 
> > to do with "La Cristada en Valparaiso, Zacatecas y Huejuquilla, 
> >
>  Jalisco" - pretty gruesome photos (hangings and beheadings), but 
> do  
> > not know the background of this event, when it took place, etc. Can 
> > anyone provide information? I tried google, but didn't find much 
> that 
> > was helpful (judging by synopsi (sp?)- however,I did not open any 
> of 
> > the listings). Many of you are well informed, so I trust someone 
> can 
> > help learn something new.  Thanks.
> > 
> > Natalie