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.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
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 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
Jesús González Ortega
Miguel Miramón
Santos Degollado
partOf Liberal Reform in Mexico
precededBy 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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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Paseo de la Reforma
namedAfter
Constitution of 1857
triggeredConflict

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