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de la Torre family papers, 1874-1994 (bulk: 1910-1940)

Collection Number: MS 420


Collection Summary

Creator: de la Torre family
Collection Name:de la Torre family papers,
Dates:1874-1994
Physical Description: 11.50 linear feet
Abstract:Papers, 1874-1994 (bulk: 1910-1940). This collection contains material documenting the de la Torre family and their involvement in the Cristero Movement. The family traveled from central Mexico to Nogales, Sonora bringing the Movement to northern Mexico. Items include biographical materials; correspondence; printed materials, including pamphlets, newsletters, newsclippings, and statements; and photographs and negatives. The bulk of the material is printed materials and photographs. This collection also contains over 280 books that can be found in the University of Arizona Library catalog under the title Cristero Movement Collection. The majority of the material is in Spanish.
Collection Number:MS 420
Languages Represented Materials in Spanish and English
Repository: University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/

Biographical Note

The Cristero Movement (1926-1929) was a revolt by Catholics against the Mexican government that occurred in response to anti-Catholic legislation. This legislation began with the 1917 Constitution of Mexico but it was not until the presidency of Plutarco Calles (1924-1928) that these laws were enforced. President Calles added his own strict legislation severely restricting the clergy and Church in Mexico. The Cristero Movement originated in southern Mexico and moved north. The Movement lasted a decade and claimed over 100,000 lives. The Cristeros eventually achieved religious freedom in practice. Anti-clerical provisions remain a part of the Constitution but are unenforced. The de la Torre family, who had close ties to the Catholic Church and clergy, was instrumental in bringing the Cristero Movement to northern Mexico. The family, originally from Zacatecas and Guanajuato, moved to Aguascalientes and then in 1922 to San Luis Potosí. The family moved again to Tampico for economic reasons and finally to Nogales, both Sonora and Arizona, to escape persecution from authorities because of their involvement in the Church and Movement.

Ignacio de la Torre Berumen (b. 1878) and María de la Torre Uribarren (Velasco) (b. 1878) were the parents of eight children, many of whom were important figures within the Movement, both as priests and secular members. María (b. 1901) was a central support figure for the family and served as a point of communication and information. María's boyfriend, Fidel Muro, who was also involved in the Movement, was captured and executed in 1928. Ignacio (b. 1901) was a priest who became the vicar general of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo. He was active in education and founded several religious organizations. He was murdered in 1979 in Imuris, Sonora under mysterious circumstances. Both Francisco (b. 1905) and Carlos (b. 1914) became respected Jesuit priests. These three brothers were instrumental in reopening churches the government closed in Nogales. Alfonso (b. 1908), a Cristero soldier, was killed during fighting near Aguascalientes in 1935. Luis (b. 1910) was also involved in the Cristero Movement and later married. Neither Edmundo (b.1912) nor Benjamín (b.1918) were heavily involved in the Movement but focused instead on family and business.

The de la Torre family was acquainted with prominent figures of the Cristero Movement such as the priest Juan Navarrete. Several members of the family belonged to the Cristero organizations Asociación Católica de la Juventud Mexicana (ACJM) and the Liga Nacional Defensora de la Libertad (LNDL). Both María and Ignacio sometimes used pseudonyms in their correspondence and publications. María used the pseudonym Margarita Sofia and Ignacio used the pseudonyms Jose, Ysidro, Ismael Gomez, and Ismael Tizcareño.


Scope and Content Note

Papers, 1874-1994 (bulk: 1910-1940). This collection contains the papers of the de la Torre family documenting their involvement in the Cristero Movement and their move from Central Mexico to Sonora including Nogales. The bulk of the collection consists of printed materials and photographs. The printed materials highlight the progress of the Movement and include religious and political pamphlets, newsletters, newsclippings, and statements. The majority of photographs relate to the de la Torre family and friends. Some materials relate to Cristero political organizations such as Asociación Católica de la Juventud Mexicana (ACJM) and the Liga Nacional Defensora de la Libertad (LNDL) including a financial ledger and administrative documents. Other unique materials include a combat log, personal accounts, and political cartoons. Also included are the personal papers and correspondence of the de la Torre family. The majority of the material is in Spanish. This collection also contains over 280 books that can be found in the University of Arizona Library catalog under the title Cristero Movement Collection.


Organization

This collection is organized into 6 series:
Series 1: Biographical Files, 1874-1984
Series 2: Correspondence, 1890-1994
Series 3: Subject Files, 1928-1944
Series 4: Printed Materials, 1885-1990
Series 5: Photographs and Negatives, 1874-1970
Series 6: Oversize Materials, 1906-1979

Restrictions

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

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Related Material

Juan Navarrete y Guerrero Collection, (1912-2000), MS 423


Access Terms

de la Torre Family - Archives.
Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929.
Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929 -- Religous aspects.
Church and state -- Mexico -- History -- 20th century.
Mexico, North--Politics and government--20th century.
Sonora (Mexico : State).
Navarrete y Guerrero, Juan, 1886-1982.
Asociación Católica de la Juventud Mexicana.
Liga Nacional Defensora de la Libertad Religiosa (Mexico).

Administrative Information

Credit Line

de la Torre family papers (MS 420). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.


Container List

Biographical Files. 1874-1984
Arrangement: Alphabetical. This series contains biographical materials relating to the members of the de la Torre family such as yearbooks, birth, communion, marriage and death announcements, a family tree, immigration documents, family histories, personal accounts, and certificates. Also included are materials on other religious leaders. Most biographical materials are in Spanish. Note: Some materials are located in Series VI: Oversize Materials.
box 1folder 1Certificates. nd, 1877-1962
box 1folder 2de la Torre, Alfonso - Death. 1935-1945
box 1folder 3de la Torre, Benjamín. nd, 1926-1942
box 1folder 4de la Torre, Carlos. nd, 1914-1973
box 1folder 5de la Torre, Carlos - Yearbooks. 1944
box 1folder 6de la Torre, Carlos - Yearbooks. 1946
box 1folder 7de la Torre, Edmundo. 1912-1965
box 1folder 8de la Torre, Francisco. nd, 1918-1939
box 1folder 9de la Torre, Ignacio. nd, 1909-1972
box 1folder 10de la Torre, Ignacio - Yearbook. 1945
box 1folder 11de la Torre, Luis. nd, 1910-1952
box 1folder 12de la Torre Berumen, Ignacio - Death. 1948
box 1folder 13de la Torre Family History - Estampas Cristeras. nd
box 1folder 14de la Torre Family History - Family Tree. nd
box 1folder 15Duval, Louis. nd
box 1folder 16Funeral Announcements. nd, 1885-1984
box 1folder 17General. nd, 1874-1970
box 1folder 18Immigration Documents. 1927-1942
box 1folder 19Muro, Fidel. 1928-1953
box 1folder 20Navarrete, Juan. nd, 1920-1968
box 1folder 21Uribarren de la Torre, María. nd, 1887-1927
Correspondence. 1890-1994
Arrangement: Alphabetical. This series contains correspondence mostly between de la Torre family members but also among the Archbishop of Hermosillo Juan Navarrete and other figures of the Cristero movement. Most correspondence is in Spanish. Some correspondence is in English and Latin.
box 1 folder 22 de la Torre, Alfonso. nd, 1921-1928
box 1 folder 23 de la Torre, Alfonso. 1932-1935
box 1 folder 24 de la Torre, Alfonso - Death. 1935-1948
box 1 folder 25 de la Torre, Benjamín. nd, 1931-1944
box 1 folder 26 de la Torre, Benjamín. 1945-1949
box 1 folder 27 de la Torre, Carlos. nd, 1926-1938
box 1 folder 28 de la Torre, Benjamin. 1939-1960
box 1 folder 29 de la Torre, Edmundo. nd, 1917-1964
box 2 folder 1 de la Torre, Francisco. nd, 1920-1929
box 2 folder 2 de la Torre, Francisco. 1930-1939
box 2 folder 3 de la Torre, Francisco. 1940-1989
box 2 folder 4 de la Torre, Ignacio. nd, 1919-1934
box 2 folder 5 de la Torre, Ignacio. 1935-1955
box 2 folder 6 de la Torre, Luis. 1921-1959
box 2 folder 7 de la Torre, María. 1909-1965
box 2 folder 8 de la Torre, María - Biographical Sketch of Fidel Muro. 1942-1943
box 2 folder 9 de la Torre Berumen, Ignacio. 1900-1946
box 2 folder 10 Duval, Louis. nd, 1930-1945
box 2 folder 11 General. nd, 1917-1994
box 2 folder 12 López, Eulalio. 1935-1937
box 2 folder 13 Manríquez y Zarate, José de Jesús. 1931-1932
box 2 folder 14 Muro Family. nd, 1927-1944
box 2 folder 15 Navarrete, Juan. 1919-1946
box 2 folder 16 Palomar y Vizcarra, Miguel. 1944-1965
box 2 folder 17 Unión Nacional Sinarquista. 1937-1944
box 2 folder 18 Uribarren de la Torre, María. nd, 1890-1945
Subject Files. 1928-1967
Arrangement: Alphabetical. This series contains material relating to the Cristero Movement including a memoir, financial ledger, printed money and a combat log. Also included are other miscellaneous materials such as yearbooks, stamps and documents relating to Germany circa World War II. Most of the materials are in Spanish.
box 2 folder 19 Address Book. nd
box 2 folder 20 Cartoons - Alfonso de la Torre. nd, 1928-1930
box 2 folder 21 Colegio Centro América - Yearbook. 1935-1936
box 2 folder 22 Combat Log. 1932
box 2 folder 23 Financial Ledger. 1935-1936
box 2 folder 24 German Documents. nd, 1936-1945
box 2 folder 25 The Gregorian University (Rome, Italy). nd
box 2 folder 26 Liga Nacional Defensora de la Libertad - Memoir. 1937
box 2 folder 27 Maps. nd
box 2 folder 28 Money. nd
box 2 folder 29 Pro, Miguel (Father). nd
box 2 folder 30 Religious Cards. nd, 1935-1967
box 2 folder 31 Seminario Nacional Mexicano - Montezuma, New Mexico - Pontifical Yearbook. 1944
box 2 folder 32 Stamps. nd
Printed Materials. 1885-1990
Arrangement: Alphabetical. This series contains political/religious documents mostly concerning the Cristero Movement including propaganda, pamphlets, newsletters, fliers, and newsclippings. Also included are souvenirs and other religious materials. Most materials are in Spanish and others are in English, French, German, and Latin. Note: Some materials are located in Series VI: Oversize Materials.
box 3 folder 1 Brochures. nd, 1931-1953
box 3 folder 2 Flyers. nd, 1914-1970
box 3 folder 3 Hymns. nd, 1924-1966
box 3 folder 4 Journals - General. 1904-1949
box 3 folder 5 Journals - Juventud Católica. 1922-1923
box 3 folder 6 Journals - Juventud Católica. 1923-1924
box 3 folder 7 Magazines - General. 1924-1967
box 3 folder 8 Magazines - Juan Diego. 1935-1951
box 3 folder 9 Magazines - Juventud. 1939-1957
box 3 folder 10 Magazines - Latinoamérica. 1949
box 3 folder 11 Magazines - Legión. 1967-1968
box 3 folder 12 Magazines - Legión. 1968-1969
box 3 folder 13 Magazines - Señal. 1963
box 3 folder 14 Magazines - Revista Católica. 1929
box 3 folder 15 Magazines - Unión. 1945-1952
box 3 folder 16 Miscellaneous. nd, 1904-1927
box 3 folder 17 Miscellaneous. 1945-1982
box 3 folder 18 Newsclippings. nd
box 3 folder 19 Newsclippings. 1894-1966
box 3 folder 20 Newsletters - El Auxilio Mariano. 1928-1929
box 3 folder 21 Newsletters - La Batea. 1928
box 3 folder 22 Newsletters - Boletín de la Comisión Central de Instrucción Religiosa de la Acción Católica Mexicana. 1933
box 3 folder 23 Newsletters - Boletín de la Guerra. nd, 1928
box 3 folder 24 Newsletters - Boletín de la Sociedad de Santa Teresita. 1928-1935
box 3 folder 25 Newsletters - Boletín Oficial de Integrismo. 1952
box 3 folder 26 Newsletters - Boletín Oficial del IV Centrario Guadalupano. 1931
box 3 folder 27 Newsletters - Buenas Nuevas. 1983
box 3 folder 28 Newsletters - Carta Pastoral. nd, 1923-1936
box 4 folder 1 Newsletters - Carta Pastoral. 1938-1944
box 4 folder 2 Newsletters - Comite Popular de Defensa Mexicana. 1935
box 4 folder 3 Newsletters - Criterio. 1926-1934
box 4 folder 4 Newsletters - Criterio. 1934
box 4 folder 5 Newsletters - Cultura Cristiana. 1933-1936
box 4 folder 6 Newsletters - De Broma y de Vera. 1927
box 4 folder 7 Newsletters - David. 1937-1959
box 4 folder 8 Newsletters - Desde México. nd, 1934-1937
box 4 folder 9 Newsletters - Desde Mi Destierro. nd
box 4 folder 10 Newsletters - Desde Mi Sotano. 1926
box 4 folder 11 Newsletters - El Ensayo. 1928
box 4 folder 12 Newsletters - Evangelio. 1945
box 4 folder 13 Newsletters - El Faro. 1932
box 4 folder 14 Newsletters - General. nd, 1926-1971
box 4 folder 15 Newsletters - Gladius. 1926
box 4 folder 16 Newsletters - Hector. nd
box 4 folder 17 Newsletters - Hoja Parroquial. 1990
box 4 folder 18 Newsletters - La Honda. 1936
box 4 folder 19 Newsletters - Juan Diego. 1940
box 4 folder 20 Newsletters - La Lucha. 1935
box 4 folder 21 Newsletters - Las Maravillas del Santo Rosario. 1989
box 4 folder 22 Newsletters - Liga Nacional Defensora de la Libertad Religiosa. nd, 1926-1936
box 4 folder 23 Newsletters - Minutillo. 1929
box 4 folder 24 Newsletters - Nuestra Vida. 1937-1938
box 4 folder 25 Newsletters - Onir. 1935-1936
box 4 folder 26 Newsletters - Organo Oficial del Comite Popular de Defensa Mexicana. 1935
box 4 folder 27 Newsletters - Para Nuestros Amigos. 1952
box 4 folder 28 Newsletters - Pro Patria. 1935-1936
box 4 folder 29 Newsletters - Pro Patria. 1936-1937
box 4 folder 30 Newsletters - Propaganda Misional. 1929-1930
box 4 folder 31 Newsletters - El Propagandista Católico. 1928
box 4 folder 32 Newsletters - Reconquista. 1930-1944
box 4 folder 33 Newsletters - Regis/El Heraldo del Hogar. 1933
box 4 folder 34 Newsletters - Saber. 1935
box 4 folder 35 Newsletters - El Sembrador. nd
box 4 folder 36 Newsletters - Sembrando. 1953
box 4 folder 37 Newsletters - La Trinchera. 1936
box 4 folder 38 Newsletters - La Unión. 1933
box 4 folder 39 Newsletters - Vida del Alma. 1953
box 4 folder 40 Newsletters - La Voz Guadalupana. 1942
box 4 folder 41 Newsletters - Ydea al Servicio de la Verdad. 1953
box 4 folder 42 Pamphlets. nd
box 4 folder 43 Pamphlets. 1885-1920
box 4 folder 44 Pamphlets. 1922-1925
box 4 folder 45 Pamphlets. 1926
box 4 folder 46 Pamphlets. 1927
box 4 folder 47 Pamphlets. 1928-1934
box 5 folder 1 Pamphlets. 1935
box 5 folder 2 Pamphlets. 1936-1939
box 5 folder 3 Pamphlets. 1943-1950
box 5 folder 4 Pamphlets. 1969-1985
box 5 folder 5 Plays. nd, 1894-1906
box 5 folder 6 Plays. 1919-1947
box 5 folder 7 Poems. nd, 1905-1945
box 5 folder 8 Programs. nd, 1910-1986
box 5 folder 9 Statements. nd
box 5 folder 10 Statements. 1914-1925
box 5 folder 11 Statements. 1926
box 5 folder 12 Statements. 1927-1933
box 5 folder 13 Statements. 1934-1936
box 5 folder 14 Statements. 1937-1939
box 5 folder 15 Statements. 1940-1971
Photographs and Negatives. 1874-1970
Arrangement: Alphabetical. This series contains photographs and negatives primarily of the de la Torre family. Also included are other friends and relatives. Some photographers and studios included in this collection are Leopoldo Varela, Jose M. M. Aguilar, Foto Harrison and Linder Art Studio. There are also single photographs from C.B. Waite and Govan and North. Locations of studios and photographers include Aguascalientes, Guadalajara, Navajoa, Sonora, Nogales, Sonora and Arizona, San Luis Potosí, and Zacatecas. Most photograph captions are in Spanish. Note: Some materials are located in Series VI: Oversize Materials.
box 5 folder 16 Photographs - Aguascalientes Group. nd
box 5 folder 17 Photographs - California. nd
box 5 folder 18 Photographs - Campa Family. 1883-1907
box 5 folder 19 Photographs - Catholic Family League (Aguascalientes). nd, 1919
box 6 folder 1 Photographs - Churches. nd, 1885-1927
box 6 folder 2 Photographs - Coronación de la Virgen Santísima de Guadalupe (Los Angeles, California). 1937
box 6 folder 3 Photographs - Cristero Soldiers. nd
box 6 folder 4 Photographs - de la Torre, Alfonso. nd
box 6 folder 5 Photographs - de la Torre, Alfonso. 1910-1936
box 6 folder 6 Photographs - de la Torre, Alfonso - Exhumation of body. 1944
box 6 folder 7 Photographs - de la Torre, Benjamín. nd, 1926-1953
box 6 folder 8 Photographs - de la Torre, Carlos. nd, 1931-1961
box 6 folder 9 Photographs - de la Torre, Edmundo. nd, 1938-1953
box 6 folder 10 Photographs - de la Torre, Francisco. nd, 1920-1941
box 6 folder 11 Photographs - de la Torre, Ignacio. nd
box 6 folder 12 Photographs - de la Torre, Ignacio. 1920-1970
box 6 folder 13 Photographs - de la Torre, Ignacio - Travels. nd
box 6 folder 14 Photographs - de la Torre, Luis. nd, 1921-1956
box 6 folder 15 Photographs - de la Torre, María. nd, 1901-1948
box 6 folder 16 Photographs - de la Torre Berumen, Ignacio. nd, 1896-1948
box 6 folder 17 Photographs - de la Torre Berumen, Ignacio and Uribarren de la Torre, María. nd, 1901
box 6 folder 18 Photographs - de la Torre Berumen Family. nd, 1874-1901
box 6 folder 19 Photographs - de la Torre Family. nd
box 6 folder 20 Photographs - de la Torre Family. 1906-1936
box 6 folder 21 Photographs - de la Torre Family Photoalbum. nd
box 7 folder 1 Photographs - Delgado Family. nd, 1923
box 7 folder 2 Photographs - Downing Family. nd, 1944-1947
box 7 folder 3 Photographs - Duval, Louis. nd, 1932-1938
box 7 folder 4 Photographs - Eucharist Crusade. 1924
box 7 folder 5 Photographs - Garibi Family. nd, 1948
box 7 folder 6 Photographs - Garibi y Velasco Family. nd, 1909-1920
box 7 folder 7-11 Photographs - General. nd
box 7 folder 12 Photographs - General. 1891-1899
box 7 folder 13 Photographs - General. 1901-1919
box 7 folder 14 Photographs - General. 1920-1929
box 7 folder 15 Photographs - General. 1930-1939
box 7 folder 16 Photographs - General. 1940-1970
box 7 folder 17 Photographs - Gabral Family. nd, 1891-1938
box 7 folder 18 Photographs - Iglesia y Virgen. nd
box 7 folder 19 Photographs - Mercado Family. nd, 1931-1941
box 7 folder 20 Photographs - Muro, Fidel. nd, 1928
box 7 folder 21 Photographs - Navarrete, Juan. nd, 1937
box 7 folder 22 Photographs - Noriega, Alfonso. nd, 1927
box 7 folder 23 Photographs - Orozco y Velasco. nd, 1910-1914
box 7 folder 24 Photographs - San Pedro de la Cueoa. nd, 1927
box 7 folder 25 Photographs - Serafico College. nd, 1922-1929
box 7 folder 26 Photographs - Sinarquistas Movement. nd
box 7 folder 27 Photographs - Sonoran Church. nd, 1927-1970
box 7 folder 28 Photographs - Southern Cristero Families. nd, 1932
box 7 folder 29 Photographs - Tumacacori National Monument (Tumacacori, Arizona). nd
box 7 folder 30 Photographs - Uribarren de la Torre, María. nd, 1897-1901
box 7 folder 31 Photographs - Uribarren Family. nd, 1934
box 7 folder 32 Photographs - Velazco de Perez. nd, 1922
box 7 folder 33 Photographs - Velazco Family. nd, 1897
box 7 folder 34 Photographs - Villegas de Noriega Family. 1906
box 7 folder 35 Photographs - Ysleta College. nd, 1937-1938
box 7 folder 36 Negatives - Buena Vista University. nd
box 7 folder 37 Negatives - Churches. nd
box 7 folder 38 Negatives - Cristero Soldiers. nd
box 7 folder 39 Negatives - de la Torre, Alfonso. nd
box 7 folder 40 Negatives - de la Torre, Alfonso - Exhumation of body. 1944
box 7 folder 41 Negatives - de la Torre, Benjamín. nd
box 8 folder 1 Negatives - de la Torre, Carlos. nd
box 8 folder 2 Negatives - de la Torre, Ignacio. nd
box 8 folder 3 Negatives - de la Torre, Luis. nd
box 8 folder 4 Negatives - de la Torre, María. nd
box 8 folder 5 Negatives - de la Torre Berumen, Ignacio. nd
box 8 folder 6-7 Negatives - de la Torre Family. nd
box 8 folder 8 Negatives - General. nd
box 8 folder 9 Negatives - Iglesia y Virgen. nd
box 8 folder 10 Negatives - Muro, Fidel. nd
box 8 folder 11 Negatives - Nogales. nd
box 8 folder 12 Negatives - Uribarren de la Torre, María. nd
Oversize Materials. 1906-1979
This series contains oversize items from various series including biographical files, printed materials and photographs and negatives.
box 9 folder 1 Biographical Files: Certificates. 1929
box 9 folder 2 Printed Materials: Magazines - General. 1939-1952
box 9 folder 3 Printed Materials: Magazines - The Homeless Child. 1929-1939
box 9 folder 4 Printed Materials: Newsletters - General. nd, 1929-1936
box 9 folder 5 Printed Materials: Newspapers. 1923-1933
box 10 folder 1 Printed Materials: Newspapers. 1934-1979
box 10 folder 2 Printed Materials: Posters. nd, 1924-1974
box 10 folder 3 Printed Materials: Statements. nd, 1924-1961
box 10 folder 4 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - Churches. nd
box 10 folder 5 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - de la Torre, Alfonso. nd
box 10 folder 6 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - de la Torre, Benjamín. 1942
box 10 folder 7 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - de la Torre, Luis. 1942
box 10 folder 8 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - de la Torre Berumen, Ignacio and de la Torre Uribarren, María. nd
box 10 folder 9 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - de la Torre Berumen Family. nd
box 11 folder 1 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - de la Torre Family. nd, 1906
box 11 folder 2 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - Franciscan Priests and Friends. nd, 1921-1969
box 11 folder 3 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - General. nd, 1909-1932
box 11 folder 4 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - Grupos de Tampico, Tamaulipas. nd, 1923
box 11 folder 5 Photographs and Negatives: Photographs - Velasco de Garibi Family. nd, 1908