Abstract

CALDERON RODRIGUEZ, Ivonne Vanessa. Piedecuesta, Floridablanca and Bucaramanga: Catholic intransigence scenarios in Santander, 1930-1931. Hist. Soc. [online]. 2013, n.25, pp.157-185. ISSN 0121-8417.

This article presents a brief investigation of the phenomenon of clerical belligerence in Santander and political participation of priests in election debates that led to the return of liberalism to power between 1930 and 1931. Based on the study of Catholicism religious currents, shown by the case of three priests, how they lived radicalization of traditionalist Catholicism in Santander with the launch of Catholicism intransigent openly confronted liberalism in the region. This starts by presenting the response of the clergy to the return of the liberals to government in 1930 and then outlines the actions of the pastors in the electoral debate on 1 February 1931. Finally the time shows that amid the strong liberalization of Santander were very specific cases of clerical violence that tracks arguing the primacy of the Catholic intransigence.

Keywords : Catholic intransigence; belligerence clerical; electoral debate; liberalism; conservatism; Santander.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )