M?xico Ante Dios / Mexico Before God

La actuaci?n del clero cat?lico en el tr?gico y dolorido siglo XIX mexicano esconde un sinn?mero de respuestas para explicar la conformaci?n de nuestro pa?s. La jerarqu?a eclesi?stica acapar? la riqueza durante m?s de tres siglos, y se coludi? con militares para derrocar gobiernos como el de Ju?rez e instaurar tronos como los de Iturbide y Maximiliano. Tambi?n se opuso al arribo de las ideas renovadoras de la Revoluci?n francesa, rechaz? con las armas el progreso y se prostituy? al utilizar el p?lpito y los confesionarios a favor de sus intereses terrenales. Por si fuera poco, impidi? la alfabetizaci?n de las masas y concentr? la educaci?n en los privilegiados, impidi? la importaci?n de libros con ideas contrarias a sus intereses y ejercit? la censura period?stica recurriendo al secuestro y la tortura. La instituci?n clerical esquilm? a la sociedad, excomulg? a quien jurara la Constituci?n de 1857 y defendi? con ca?ones sus fueros; detentaba m?s del cincuenta por ciento de la propiedad inmobiliaria del pa?s y ten?a bancos, hipotecarias, polic?a secreta y c?rceles clandestinas. Gozaba de exenciones fiscales, cobraba diezmos apoy?ndose en la fuerza p?blica y financi? guerras, como la de Reforma, invitando a los feligreses a matar con indulgencia plenaria.

Francisco Mart?n Moreno incursiona con su prosa, tan intensa como reveladora, en el siglo XIX, para arrancarle secretos celosamente guardados a trav?s de una novela impetuosa en la que el amor es tambi?n protagonista.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The role of the Catholic clergy in the tragic and painful history of nineteenth-century Mexico offers many clues to the country’s modern-day reality. The Church hierarchy controlled Mexico’s wealth for more than three centuries and colluded with the military to oust inconvenient leaders such as Benito Ju?rez and install ones more favorable to their interests, including the emperors Iturbide and Maximilian. The Catholic status quo rejected the ideals of the French Revolution, violently resisted progress, and used the pulpit and confessional to serve its wealthy landowning patrons. As if that weren’t enough, it hindered literacy efforts and tried to restrict education to the privileged classes, blocked imports of objectionable books, and practiced censorship, kidnapping and torture. As an institution, it exploited Mexican society, excommunicated supporters of the liberal 1857 Constitution, and forcefully defended its privileges, which included control over fifty percent of the country’s real estate, mortgage lenders, the secret police and a network of clandestine prisons. The Church benefited from tithes and tax exemptions, using them to fund conflicts such as the War of Reform and encouraging the faithful to kill liberals with impunity.

Francisco Mart?n Moreno exposes these and other closely guarded secrets of Mexico’s tumultuous nineteenth century in this fascinating novel, a testament to the power of love

Author: Francisco Martín Moreno
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Alfaguara
Published: 03/24/2026
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 9.46h x 5.76w x 1.43d
ISBN: 9786073863742
Language: Spanish