New Book on the Cristero Rebellion

The civil war that engulfed Mexico from 1926 to 1929 is the subject of the recently-released book: La Cristiada: The Mexican People’s War for Religious Liberty by Jean Meyer. "La Cristiada" or the "Cristero" Rebellion was a people's uprising against the Mexican government's anti-Catholic policies. Jean Meyer, a French expatriate to Mexico, is considered one of the foremost historians on the Cristero War. Published by the Knights of Columbus, Professor Meyer's book is a well-documented text with numerous photos and illustrations.

Dr. Meyer's earlier book, The Cristero Rebellion: The Mexican People Between Church and State 1926-1929  is also worth reading for those who want to delve deeper. This book is not an event-based history, but gives more of the sociological and cultural background of the Mexican peoples, reaching back to the 18th century. 

You can read an interview with with Jean Meyer in the Knights of Columbus' Columbia magazine. 

You can also read more about the Cristeros in this excerpt from CTP's soon-to-be published history book Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. Further, the Vatican website has short biographies on the beatified Catholic martyrs of the revolution.

Viva Cristo Rey y Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe!

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