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Cristero rebellion

Cristero War
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Map of Mexico with regions where there were Cristero outbreaks.
  Outbreaks of high importance
  Outbreaks of medium importance
  Sporadic outbreaks of low importance
Date 1926–1929
Location Mexico
Result

Government ceasefire

Belligerents

Mexico Mexican Government

Cristeros
Commanders and leaders

Mexico Plutarco Elías Calles
Mexico Emilio Portes Gil
Mexico Joaquín Amaro Domínguez
Mexico Saturnino Cedillo
Mexico Heliodoro Charis
Mexico Marcelino García Barragán
Mexico Jaime Carrillo


Mexico Genovevo Rivas Guillén

Enrique Gorostieta Velarde 
José Reyes Vega 
Alberto B. Gutiérrez
Aristeo Pedroza
Andrés Salazar
Carlos Carranza Bouquet  
Dionisio Eduardo Ochoa 
Barraza Damaso
Domingo Anaya 
Jesús Degollado Guízar
Luis Navarro Origel 
Lauro Rocha
Lucas Cuevas 
Matías Villa Michel
Miguel Márquez Anguiano
Manuel Michel
Victoriano Ramirez 


Victorino Bárcenas 
Strength
Mexico ~100,000 men (1929) ~50,000 men and women (1929)
Casualties and losses
Mexico 56,882 dead ~30,000 dead
estimated 250,000 dead
250,000 fled to the United States (mostly non-combatants)

Government ceasefire

Mexico Mexican Government

Mexico Plutarco Elías Calles
Mexico Emilio Portes Gil
Mexico Joaquín Amaro Domínguez
Mexico Saturnino Cedillo
Mexico Heliodoro Charis
Mexico Marcelino García Barragán
Mexico Jaime Carrillo


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