1856 Lerdo Law
Finance Minister, Miguel Lerdo de Tejada passes the Lerdo Law (Ley Lerdo). The Lerdo Law allowed the government to force the sale of Church real estate and all communally-held land. Not all church land was confiscated; however, land not used for specific religious purposes was sold to private individuals. This changed the nature of land ownership allowing more individuals to own land, rather than institutions.
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