Colón, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

House of Clemente Ugalde

La Casa de Clemente Ugalde

— Ruta Cristera —

House of Clemente Ugalde Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 10, 2017

1. House of Clemente Ugalde Marker

Inscription.
“Casa Don Clemente Ugalde”
Casa de Don Clemente Ugalde, regidor en 1923, fotógrafo
de profesión, perseguido durante el movimiento Cristero,
en este sitio se guardo la imagen de la Virgen de los
Dolores de Soriano entre una de las paredes de su
habitación.

English translation:
“House of Clemente Ugalde”
This was the house of Clemente Ugalde, councilman in 1923 and photographer
by profession. He was persecuted during the Cristero Movement.
In this house the image of the Virgin of the Sorrows of Soriano was protected,
hidden in the walls of his room.

Erected by Municipio de Colón, Presidencia Municipal 2012-2015.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 20° 46.933′ N, 100° 3.023′ W. Marker is in Colón, Querétaro. Marker is on Calle Francisco I. Madero just north of Calle Comerciantes, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colón QUE 76270, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "La Palestina" (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Santo Domingo Mission (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Sanctuary of Soriano

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(approx. 0.4 kilometers away); History of the Basilica of Soriano (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); "El Jardín Unión" (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); "Antiguo Hospital" (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Lieutenant Coronel Norberto García (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Landaverde House (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colón.

Regarding House of Clemente Ugalde. The Cristero War (1926–1929), also known as La Cristiada, was an armed struggle in central-western Mexican states against the secularist, anti-Catholic, and anticlerical policies of the Mexican government. The rebellion was set off by enactment under President Plutarco Elías Calles of a statute to enforce the anticlerical articles of the Mexican Constitution of 1917 (also known as the Calles Law). Calles sought to eliminate the power of the Catholic Church and organizations affiliated with it as an institution, and also suppress popular religious celebration in local communities. The massive, popular rural uprising against this law was tacitly supported by the Church hierarchy and was aided by urban Catholic support.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 10, 2017

2. House of Clemente Ugalde Marker

U.S. Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow brokered negotiations between the Calles government and the Catholic Church. The government made concessions, the Church withdrew its support for the Cristero fighters and the conflict ended nominally in 1929. It can be seen as part of the events in the struggle between the Church and the Mexican State dating back to the 19th century with the War of Reform, but it can also be interpreted as the last major peasant uprising in Mexico following the end of the military phase of the Mexican Revolution in 1920.

The Virgin of the Sorrows of Soriano image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 10, 2017

3. The Virgin of the Sorrows of Soriano

This image of the Virgin, hidden in the Ugalde house during the Cristero War, is from the Museum of Miracles (Museo de los Milagros) in Colón, Querétaro.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.