Martyrs in Mexico: A Mormon Story of Revolution and Redemption

Authors

Ignacio M. Garcia
Cindy Gonzalez

Keywords

Mexico, LaMond Tullis

Abstract

While not described as such, Martyrs in Mexico is a continuation of the story that author F. LaMond Tullis gave us in Mormons in Mexico, a classic work, first published in 1987, detailing the growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico. Martyrs in Mexico, however, has a narrower scope, focusing on one community—San Marcos, Hidalgo—from which would come well-known individuals of the Church in Mexico. Why did Tullis choose San Marcos? The obvious answer is that this community holds an important place in Church lore. San Marcos was the place of one of the Church’s most remembered (though not necessarily among American Saints) martyrdoms: that of Rafael Monroy and Vicente Morales, who were killed by a firing squad of Mexican revolutionaries for, the story goes, refusing to renounce their faith.

Recommended Citation

Garcia, Ignacio M. and Gonzalez, Cindy (2019) "Martyrs in Mexico: A Mormon Story of Revolution and Redemption," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 58: Iss. 2, Article 16.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol58/iss2/16