Portland State University PDXScholar Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses Fall 12-8-2015 Post-Revolutionary Mexican Education in Durango and Jalisco: Regional Differences, Cultures of Violence, Teaching, and Folk Catholicism Lindsey Ellison Collins Portland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds Part of the Latin American History Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Collins, Lindsey Ellison, "Post-Revolutionary Mexican Education in Durango and Jalisco: Regional Differences, Cultures of Violence, Teaching, and Folk Catholicism" (2015). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2722. https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.2718 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible:
[email protected]. Post – Revolutionary Mexican Education in Durango and Jalisco: Regional Differences, Cultures of Violence, Teaching, and Folk Catholicism by Lindsey Ellison Collins A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History Thesis Committee: Friedrich E. Schuler, Chair Tim Garrison Joseph Bohling Roberto de Anda Portland State University 2015 Abstract This thesis explored a regional comparison of education in post – revolutionary Mexico. It examined the relationship between violence, education, religion, and politics in the states of Durango and Jalisco. Research methods included primary sources and microfilms from the National Archives State Department records related to education from the internal affairs of Mexico from 1930 -1939 from collection file M1370. It also utilized G -2 United States Military Intelligence reports as well as records from the British National Archives dealing with church and state relations in Mexico from 1920-1939.