What armed conflict was Mexico experiencing when Brother Aarón began his ministry?

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Understanding when a religious person could begin ministry in Mexico hinges on the period of strong church-state conflict. The Cristero War, fought from 1926 to 1929, grew out of anti-clerical laws in the 1917 constitution and government enforcement that limited church activity. In that tense climate, clergy and lay religious often carried on their mission under pressure or in secrecy, making it the most fitting backdrop for Brother Aarón’s ministry. The other conflicts occurred earlier and don't fit the same religiously charged context: the Reform War was in the 1850s–1860s, the Mexican Revolution spanned roughly 1910–1920, and the term Mexican Civil War isn’t a precise label for a specific nationwide armed conflict in this period.