Above: Cristero Warriors with Our Lady of Guadalupe. “Viva Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe!” cried Miguel Gomez Loza, the final words of the Cristero leader before fatally shot in the back. In death, just as he had in life, Miguel honored Our Lady, when the last thought on his mind, the last name on his lips was that of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Empress of the Americas…
