Subversive Agents and “guerrilleros”? Left wing Jesuits in Mexican Intelligence Archives during the Second Half of the 20th Century

In the 1970s, both the Dirección Federal de Seguridad (DFS) and the Dirección General de Investigaciones Políticas y Sociales (DGIPS), the two Mexican intelligence agencies under the Ministry of the Interior, produced a series of reports alleging that a group of Jesuits were planning subversive acti...

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Autor principal: Alvarez Gutiérrez, Ana Lucía
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spelling I15-R237-article-20212025-12-11T20:20:13Z Subversive Agents and “guerrilleros”? Left wing Jesuits in Mexican Intelligence Archives during the Second Half of the 20th Century ¿Agentes subversivos y guerrilleros?: Jesuitas de izquierda en los archivos de inteligencia mexicana durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX Agentes subversivos e guerrilheiros?: Os jesuítas de esquerda nos arquivos dos serviços de informação mexicanos durante a segunda metade do século XX Alvarez Gutiérrez, Ana Lucía DFS DGIPS guerrilla Jesuit Cold War DFS DGIPS guerrilla jesuita Guerra Fría DFS DGIPS guerrilha jesuíta Guerra Fria In the 1970s, both the Dirección Federal de Seguridad (DFS) and the Dirección General de Investigaciones Políticas y Sociales (DGIPS), the two Mexican intelligence agencies under the Ministry of the Interior, produced a series of reports alleging that a group of Jesuits were planning subversive actions within Mexican territory. They even identified them as responsible for the formation of the September 23rd Communist League, an urban guerrilla group active in Mexico since 1973. This article seeks to analyze the origins of these claims and the reasons behind the change in the political police’s perception of these religious figures. En la década de 1970, tanto en la Dirección Federal de Seguridad (DFS) como en la Dirección General de Investigaciones Políticas y Sociales (DGIPS), las dos agencias de inteligencia mexicanas dependientes de la Secretaría de Gobernación, realizaron una serie de informes en los que aseguraron que un grupo de jesuitas planeaban acciones subversivas en el territorio mexicano e incluso los señalaron como los responsables de la formación de la Liga Comunista 23 de septiembre, una guerrilla urbana activa en México desde 1973. En este artículo se busca analizar de dónde surgen estas afirmaciones y por qué cambió la percepción que la policía política tenía de estos religiosos     Na década de 1970, tanto a Direção Federal de Segurança (DFS) como a Direção Geral de Investigações Políticas e Sociais (DGIPS), as duas agências de informação mexicanas subordinadas ao Ministério do Interior, produziram uma série de relatórios alegando que um grupo de jesuítas planeava ações subversivas em território mexicano. Chegaram a identificá-los como responsáveis ​​pela formação da Liga Comunista 23 de Setembro, um grupo guerrilheiro urbano activo no México desde 1973. Este artigo procura analisar as origens destas alegações e porque é que a percepção da polícia política sobre estas figuras religiosas se alterou.   Investigaciones Socio-Históricas Regionales (ISHIR) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) 2025-12-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/zip https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/AvancesCesor/article/view/2021 10.35305/ac.v22i33.2021 Avances del Cesor; Vol. 22 No. 33 (2025): Diciembre Avances del Cesor; Vol. 22 Núm. 33 (2025): Diciembre 2422-6580 1514-3899 spa https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/AvancesCesor/article/view/2021/3358 https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/AvancesCesor/article/view/2021/3359 https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/AvancesCesor/article/view/2021/3360 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Alvarez Gutiérrez, Ana Lucía
Subversive Agents and “guerrilleros”? Left wing Jesuits in Mexican Intelligence Archives during the Second Half of the 20th Century
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title Subversive Agents and “guerrilleros”? Left wing Jesuits in Mexican Intelligence Archives during the Second Half of the 20th Century
title_short Subversive Agents and “guerrilleros”? Left wing Jesuits in Mexican Intelligence Archives during the Second Half of the 20th Century
title_full Subversive Agents and “guerrilleros”? Left wing Jesuits in Mexican Intelligence Archives during the Second Half of the 20th Century
title_fullStr Subversive Agents and “guerrilleros”? Left wing Jesuits in Mexican Intelligence Archives during the Second Half of the 20th Century
title_full_unstemmed Subversive Agents and “guerrilleros”? Left wing Jesuits in Mexican Intelligence Archives during the Second Half of the 20th Century
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description In the 1970s, both the Dirección Federal de Seguridad (DFS) and the Dirección General de Investigaciones Políticas y Sociales (DGIPS), the two Mexican intelligence agencies under the Ministry of the Interior, produced a series of reports alleging that a group of Jesuits were planning subversive actions within Mexican territory. They even identified them as responsible for the formation of the September 23rd Communist League, an urban guerrilla group active in Mexico since 1973. This article seeks to analyze the origins of these claims and the reasons behind the change in the political police’s perception of these religious figures.
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