The Cristero War (Spanish: La Guerra Cristera), also known as the Cristero Rebellion or La Cristiada [la kɾisˈtjađa], was a widespread struggle in central ...
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For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada, also known as Cristiada and as Outlaws, is a 2012 epic historical war drama film
In late 1920s Mexico, retired Gen. Gorostieta (Andy Garcia) and his wife (Eva Longoria) watch their country degenerate into violent civil war when the government enacts a series of anti-clerical laws. Gorostieta is at first hesitant to join the...
Release date: June 1, 2012 (USA)
Director: Dean Wright
Distributed by: 20th Century Studios, Miramax, Searchlight Pictures, and more
Box office: $10,353,194
Music by: James Horner
Produced by: Pablo Jose Barroso
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Enrique Gorostieta Velarde (Garcia) leads a revolt of Mexican Christians against the government in hopes he can restore Mexico to the faith filled nation it ...
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On July 25, 1926, the Mexican Episcopate decided to suspend all public worship. From that day on priests would not administer any of the sacraments, hoping to ...
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Taking place in Mexico in the 1920s, La Cristiada―the Cristero War―was the result of repressive anti-religious laws directed at the Catholic Church.
Valentín de la Sierra, the best-known of the corridos of the Cristiada, tells the story of a Cristero leader and spy who was captured by an agrarista battalion, ...
It may surprise many to know that a religious war was fought in North America in the 1920s. In the wake of the Mexican Revolution and the Constitution.
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In late 1920s Mexico, retired Gen. Gorostieta (Andy Garcia) and his wife (Eva Longoria) watch their country degenerate into violent civil war.