The pontifical masquerade. Between the apostolic and Roman Catholic religion and the construction of the Mexican constitution, 1810-1860

Abstract

Throughout the first half of the 19th century, the Western world changed profoundly, the great monarchies saw their power wane and new kingdoms emerged, especially in America. As a result of an extremely bloody civil war and a tense process of national consolidation, the viceroyalty of New Spain became first the Empire and then the Mexican Republic, which certainly achieved its political emancipation in 1821, but not its national Church. Immersed in a context of tensions between State and Church like the French and Spanish, Mexico struggled to maintain one of its elements of social cohesion, which was religion, in the midst of a permanent struggle to wrest administrative control of their cult from a nation they considered foreign, and then seek to draw it into State control. During the years covered by this study, in the Novo-Hispanic/Mexican constitutional projects we observe the constant search of a confessional State to conquer its independence, dealing at the same time with the tensions that existed with the Holy See.

Fecha de envío / Submission date: 12/03/2024

Fecha de aceptación / Acceptance date: 2/05/2024