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Pub. Date
2012
Description
A chronicle of the Cristero War (1926-1929) fought by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government. Focuses on retired General Enrique Gorostieta Velarde, who was reluctant to join in the war, and José Luis Sánchez del Rio, a young boy who witnessed a priest's murder and later is tortured by the government.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Description
"Jovita didn't want to cook and clean like her sisters, and she especially didn't want to wear the skirts her abuela gave her. She wanted to race her brothers and climb the tallest mesquite trees in Rancho Palos Blancos, ride horses, and wear pants! When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion, she wanted to help. She wasn't allowed to fight, but that didn't stop her from observing how her father...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Desde un poblado marcado por las advertencias del México rural, el protagonista de esta historia hace el recuento de su propia vida revelando cómo se sumó al ejército cristero, prácticamente obligado por el sacerdote de su pueblo. La crueldad y la dureza no se hacen esperar. El y sus compañeros asesinan a unos arrieros sin saber que son aliados de su causa, por lo que estarían a punto de ser linchados. Así da comienzo su travesía definida...
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