Conservative government of Mexico

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The Conservative government of Mexico was the 19th-century political regime that championed traditionalist, centralist, and clerical interests in opposition to liberal reforms, culminating in its role in the War of the Reform and support for the French-backed Second Mexican Empire.

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instanceOf conservative movement
political regime
activeDuring War of the Reform
advocated maintenance of colonial-era social hierarchies
monarchical form of government for Mexico
associatedWith Plan de Tacubaya
linked to: Plan of Tacubaya

opposition to the 1857 Constitution of Mexico
country Mexico
declinePeriod late 1860s
favored privileges of the Catholic Church
privileges of the army
strong central government
followedBy Restored Republic of Mexico
headquarteredIn Mexico City
ideology centralism
clericalism
conservatism
traditionalism
inConflictWith Liberal government of Benito Juárez
influenced establishment of the Second Mexican Empire
involvedIn Reform War
legalStatus de facto rival government during the Reform War
lostTo Liberal forces in the Reform War
notableLeader Félix María Zuloaga
linked to: Félix Zuloaga

Miguel Miramón
Tomás Mejía
notableSupporter José María Gutiérrez de Estrada
Juan Nepomuceno Almonte
Lucas Alamán
opposed La Reforma
federalism in Mexico
liberal reforms of Benito Juárez
separation of church and state in Mexico
opposedTo Liberal government of Mexico
Mexican liberalism
position right-wing
precededBy Centralist Republic of Mexico
promoted Catholicism as state religion
corporate privileges (fueros) for clergy and military
soughtSupportFrom Napoleon III of France
Second French Empire
supported Second Mexican Empire
supportedBy Mexican clergy
Roman Catholic Church in Mexico
large landowners in Mexico
military elites in Mexico
timePeriod 19th century

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War of the Reform mainBelligerent Conservative government of Mexico
burning of San Felipe de Austin combatant Mexican centralist forces
linked to: Conservative government of Mexico
Battle of Silao relatedTo Mexican conservative government
linked to: Conservative government of Mexico