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...short-lived troubles produced a bit of a hero, Joaquín Pérez, styled "Patriarch...
...this particular episode dates from the triumphant election of Calles as President−itself a symbol of two ideals: Socialism, Nationalism. Here, thought Joaquín Pérez, an ex-Roman Catholic priest, was the opportunity for a new church, a nationalistic church, but nonetheless an apostolic church. With the aid of the "Knights of Guadalupe" and apparently with the approval of some of President Calles' cabinet ministers, Joaquín Pérez founded the Holy Apostolic Catholic Church of Mexico. He fixed his eyes on a church edifice in Mexico City, La Soledad. With the permission...