Re: [ranchos] The Cristero Rebellion

[Armando Lopez <spainirelandengland@...>]

Hi all.

No wonder I can't find my grandfather's and great-grandfather's' birth, and marriage' records.

I suspected as such, that the rebellion had not only destroyed livestock, and taken , and burned land, but had also most likely destroyed records.

I can't find anything in the LDS archives, concerning them.

Once, many years ago, I thought I had happened on a micro- film, but the contents were a bit vague, and conflicting, as to my grandfather's parent's names.

Now I know for sure. What a horrid time that must've been, to have made my grand-father trek thousands of miles to a copper mining town in Arizona, and never look back.

A sad chapter in the hard-working and proud lives of some of the most valient, resourceful, and hard-working ranchers in Mexico.

Thanks.

Armando Lopez.

felipe hermosillo <felherii@...> wrote:

Hi Steven,

 

I didn't receive the power point presentation but I'm very interested in having a copy.  I don't know know how big the file is but that could be the reason.  I definitely would like to have a copy.  How big is the file?.  If it is too big, perhaps you  zip it or could you put it on CD and mail it?    I'm also interested in having a copy of your thesis.

 

I've  always been interested in La Revolucion Cristera.   You see,  I'm from San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco,  and Los Altos de Jalisco was where many if not the most important battles took place.  My father was just small boy during that war and when I was young growing up in Mexico, he always used to talk to us about how his father yelled at the soldiers "Viva Cristo Rey" when the soldiers were coming into town and my grandmother used to get all scared.  My mother also talks about how during  "La Concentracion"  (this is the time during La Revolucion Cristera when all young adults and men were required to report to the authorities so the government would have control over its enemies,  Los Cristeros) her father was taken  away by the soldiers and put in a quartel so the government would have control of any potential enemy.  During this time the soldiers took over churches and destroyed many of the records.  This is one of the reasons is difficult to find church records in many parts of Los Altos de Jalisco.  

 

A few years back my father opened a little Museo de La Revolucion Cristera right in the center of town in San Juan de los Lagos.

 

Anyway, I would love to have copies of both of your documents.if possible

 

Regards,

 

Felipe Hermosillo


Pacorro73@... wrote:

Dear Ranchos,

 

When I completed my Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001, I did my History major thesis on the Cristero Rebellion.  I have the actual 30 page thesis with bibliography.  If anyone is interested, I can email it to them.  I do not mind. 

 

Two years later, in May 2003, I prepared a Powerpoint presentation which I am now transmitting.  Hopefully, it'll inform and educate everyone as to what the Cristiada was, and who much it affected Mexico.

 

If there are any more questions, comments, or concerns regarding this topic, please let me know.  I would be quite interested in reading these.

 

Cordially,

Steven Francisco Hernandez-Lopez

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