On April 19, 1927, an event took place that almost succeeded in extinguishing the revolution. He led a raid against a train in La Barca, Jalisco, said to be carrying a shipment of money. In a shootout that followed with the army escort, Vega's younger brother was killed. Maddened with grief, he had the wooden cars doused with gasoline, and 51 civilian passengers were burned alive. After one engagement, he had federal prisoners stabbed to death to save ammunition. The atrocity helped to turn public opinion against the Cristeros.[2][3]
The Cristeros mounted an attack on Guadalajara in late March. Though it failed, the rebels won a smashing victory at the Battle of Tepatitlán against Saturnino Cedillo, in the heart of Los Altos, on April 19. Vega, who designed the plan that won the victory, was killed in the engagement.[4]
^Morfín, Juan González (2018-09-06). "El asalto al tren de La Barca y otros cuentos". TLA-MELAUA (in Spanish). 12 (45): 174–189. doi:10.32399/rtla.12.45.769. ISSN 2594-0716.
^Tuck, Jim (2020-06-08). . MexConnect. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External linksedit
Moreno, Consuelo (2020-07-08). "The Movement that Sinned Twice: The Cristero War and Mexican Collective Memory". History in the Making. 13 (1). California State University, San Bernardino Alpha Delta Nu Chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society. Retrieved 24 June 2021. PDF
Tuck, Jim. de la Cova, Antonio Rafael (ed.). . latinamericanstudies.org. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25.
"1927 Mexican train massacre..." RareNewspapers.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021. THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1927
Los Cristeros y Los Bragados
Fodor's See It Mexico. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2012-09-04. p. 39. ISBN978-0-89141-929-7.
Bailey, David C. (2013-04-10). Viva Cristo Rey!: The Cristero Rebellion and the Church-State Conflict in Mexico. University of Texas Press. p. 194. ISBN978-0-292-75634-2.
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