Reform War

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The Reform War was a mid-19th-century civil conflict in Mexico between liberal and conservative factions that led to major constitutional reforms and the strengthening of a secular, modern Mexican state.

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instanceOf civil war
historical event
alsoKnownAs Guerra de Reforma
War of the Reform
cause conflict between liberal and conservative factions
dispute over the Constitution of 1857
conflictScope national
conflictType civil conflict
country Mexico
endTime 1861
followedBy French intervention in Mexico
Second Mexican Empire
surface form: Second French Empire in Mexico
hasChronology conservative government based in Mexico City
liberal government based in Veracruz
hasEffect consolidation of a secular Mexican state
implementation of liberal Reform Laws
increased foreign debt of Mexico
strengthening of the Mexican federal government
weakening of the Catholic Church’s political power in Mexico
weakening of the Mexican military’s political power
hasPart War of the Reform
ideology Mexican liberalism
languageOfName Spanish
legalBasis Constitution of 1857
location Mexico
mainBelligerent Mexican conservatives
Mexican liberals
opposedIdeology Mexican conservatism
participant Benito Juárez
Félix Zuloaga
Santos Degollado
surface form: Jesús González Ortega

Miguel Miramón
Santos Degollado
partOf La Reforma (liberal reforms in Mexico)
surface form: Liberal Reform in Mexico
precededBy Revolt of the Jalapa Plan
surface form: Plan of Tacubaya crisis
relatedLaw Ley Iglesias
Ley Juárez
Ley Lerdo
Reform Laws
result liberal victory
recognition of the Constitution of 1857
restoration of Benito Juárez as president in Mexico City
significance marked the transition toward a modern secular Mexican state
redefined church–state relations in Mexico
strengthened constitutionalism in Mexico
significantEvent Liberal victory at the Battle of Calpulalpan
promulgation of the Constitution of 1857
startTime 1857
temporalContext mid-19th century

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Paseo de la Reforma namedAfter Reform War
Ignacio Zaragoza servedIn Reform War
War of the Reform alsoKnownAs Reform War
Guerra de Reforma precededBy Reform War
this entity surface form: Revolution of Ayutla
Ley Juárez historicalContext Reform War
Ley Iglesias relatedTo Reform War
this entity surface form: Mexican Reform War
Porfirio Díaz participatedIn Reform War
Ley Lerdo relatedEvent Reform War
Benito Juárez Day associatedWith Reform War
this entity surface form: Reform War in Mexico
Plan of Tacubaya triggered Reform War
Plan of Tacubaya resultedIn Reform War
this entity surface form: Reform War between liberals and conservatives
Plan of Tacubaya relatedTo Reform War
Plan of Tacubaya relatedTo Reform War
this entity surface form: Mexican liberal–conservative conflict
Ignacio Comonfort participantIn Reform War
Ignacio Comonfort conflict Reform War
this entity surface form: Mexican Reform War
Melchor Ocampo participantIn Reform War
Santos Degollado participatedIn Reform War
Mariano Escobedo conflict Reform War
Félix Zuloaga significantEvent Reform War
Félix Zuloaga conflict Reform War
Siege of Puebla (1863) hasHistoricalEra Reform War
this entity surface form: Reform War and French intervention period in Mexico
Miguel Miramón participantIn Reform War