Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929

Scope and Content Collections contains digital (pdf) documents from the Fideicomiso Archivos Plutarco Elías Calles y Fernando Torreblanca in Mexico City. The digital collection has five major series: Fondo Álvaro Obregón - Fondo Plutarco Elías Calles - Fondo Fernando Torreblanca - Archivo Plutarco Elías Calles - Archivo Plutarco Elías Calles, Anexo. Each series covers the political life of the President or Secretary. Last two series not yet available online. Fidecomiso Archivos Plutarco Elías Calles y Fernando...

Abstract Folio (booklet format) containing seven offset reproductions of black-and-white lithographs by Leopoldo Méndez. Prints depict incidents during Mexico's Cristero Revolt when a number of rural school teachers were assassinated.

Scope and Content The majority of the materials in this collection were written or acquired in Mexico by Paul Van de Velde during his term of diplomatic service for the Belgian government from around 1910 to 1940. The materials were primarily collected in Oaxaca during his tenure there. Included are correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal and government documents, pamphlets, and flyers. Materials are in English and Spanish. The collection is divided according to the format of the material (bound, unbound,...