Legislation
Helped establish equality before law, and took away special privileges enjoyed by the clergy and military.
What is Ley Juárez?
How did the Ley Lerdo affect the Indigenous people in Mexico?
It broke up their lands and hurt them economically.
Decreased the power of the Catholic Church by auctioning and selling their land to other people.
What is Ley Lerdo?
How did Ley Lerdo affect the wealthy in Mexico?
They bought land previously owned by the Indigenous and they became even wealthier, large landholders.
Benito Juárez helped put this into place, allowing civilians to get married, have children, and bury their loved ones without paying the Catholic Church any expensive fees.
What is civil registration?
How did Benito's La Reforma affect the political scene in Mexico?
It introduced a wave of liberalism and pushed Benito's desire to modernize Mexico through undoing former colonial social structures.