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Jesuit Expulsion in Guatemala, 1871 by Yaquifox is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This article discusses the expulsion of the Jesuit order from Guatemala in 1871 by the liberal government that came to power. The Jesuits owned much land and wealth which threatened the goals of the new government to secularize society and reduce the power of the Catholic Church. The expulsion order led to protests but was ultimately carried out, reducing the Catholic Church

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Yaquifox

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