Piety, Power, and Politics: Religion and Nation Formation in Guatemala, 1821-1871

199 Pages·1998·13.621 MB·English

by  Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez

PIETY, POWER, AND POLITICS
Pitt Latin American Series
B ILL I E R. DEWA L T, General Editor
RE I 0 AN 0 REWS, Associate Editor
CARMEN DIANA DEERE, Associate Editor
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RELIGION AND
NATION FORMATION
IN GUATEMALA
Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez
University ofP ittsburgh Press
Published by the University ofP ittsburgh Press,
Pittsburgh, Pa. If26I
Copyright © I998, University ofP ittsburgh Press
All rights reserved
Manufoctured in the United States ofA merica
Printed on acid-free paper
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Sullivan-Gonzalez, Douglass.
Piety, power, and politics: religion and nationjormation in
Guatemala, I82I-I87I / Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez.
p. cm. - (Pitt Latin America series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8229-4057-4 (alk. paper)
I. Catholic Church-Guatemala-I9th century. 2. Church
and state-Guatemala-History-I9th century.
3. Guatemala-Politics and government-I82I-I945.
4. Guatemala-Church historY--I9th century. 5. Carrera,
Rafoel I8I4-I865. I Title. II Series.
BXI438.2S85 I998
972. iI '044-dc2I
A CIP catalog record for this book
is available from the British Library.
For Maribel Frances, and Renee

Figures, Maps, and Tables IX
Preface Xl
I Piety, Power, and Politics I
2 The Catholic Church Regroups 19
3 Popular Protest and Religious Commotions 34
4 The Covenant 60
5 Carrera, the Church, and Nation Formation 81
6 What Changed? 120
Notes 133
Chronology 161
Bibliography 163
Index 177

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Figures
I Beneficed and Interim Priests, 1829-1868 23
2 Number of Parish Assignments and Tenure, 1819-1868 28
3 Median Stay of Parish Priests, 1819-1868 29
Maps
I Geographical Regions of Guatemala 6
2 Regional Guatemalan Troop Strength no
Tables
I Clergy Serving Parishes in Guatemala, 1829-1868 22
2 Regular and Secular Clergy Serving Parishes in Guatemala,
1829-1868 25
3 Foreign Clergy Serving Parishes in Guatemala, 1829-1868 26
4 2,024 Parish Assignments and Tenure in Guatemala,
1819-1868 27
5 Median Stay of Parish Priests in Guatemala, 1819-1868 29
6 Chronology of Pastoral Visits, 1845-1871 77
7 Regional Guatemalan Troops for 1863 War 109
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