On July 12, 1859, in Veracruz, the President of the Republic, Don Benito Juárez, promulgated the Law on the Nationalization of Ecclesiastical Property. With this Law, all the properties of the Church pass to the dominion of the Nation. In addition, it established the separation of the Church and the State; the free hiring of the services provided by priests to the faithful; the suppression of the religious communities of men and all kinds of bro…
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On July 12, 1859, in Veracruz, the President of the Republic, Don Benito Juárez, promulgated the Law on the Nationalization of Ecclesiastical Property. With this Law, all the properties of the Church pass to the dominion of the Nation. In addition, it established the separation of the Church and the State; the free hiring of the services provided by priests to the faithful; the suppression of the religious communities of men and all kinds of bro…