Abstract

TORRES MARTINEZ, Héctor Daniel. The Jesuits Influence in the Creation and Shaping of the Communist League September 23 During the Seventies of 20^th century in Mexico. Anu.hist.reg.front. [online]. 2018, vol.23, n.2, pp.141-172. ISSN 0122-2066.  https://doi.org/10.18273/revanu.v23n2-2018005.

This article analyzes the role played by Jesuit priests in the politicization of Monterrey student sectors during the 1960s and 1970s in Mexico. The approach is based on a qualitative case study. Documentary research of court records and interviews were used as instruments to accomplish this. As a result of this research, it pointed out that Jesuits encouraged student mobilization and had a considerable impact that made it possible to establish links between Catholic students and members of the Communist Youth who, faced with the repression of the Mexican authoritarian regime, decided to adopt more radical approaches such as armed self-defense. This research allows us to conclude that, despite the fact that the group of Jesuits did not join the armed conflict, one of their disciples, Ignacio Salas Obregón, would come to form one of the most important urban guerrilla organizations in the country, the Communist League September 23.

Keywords : Religion; Politics; Student movement; Communist League September 23; Society of Jesus; Theology of Liberation; State intelligence.

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