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1926 · 2026
The Cristero room
On 1 August 1926 the churches of Mexico fell silent. For three years priests said Mass in hiding, farmers took up rifles, and boys carried the flag. Many died with the same three words. A hundred years on, this room keeps their faces — as they were photographed, nothing added.
Now showing
On the screen: “¡Viva Cristo Rey!” by Hussarborn on YouTube. Shared, not made. It plays only when you tap.
Every photograph in this room is an original from a public archive, credited under its piece. The full list of sources is at the foot of the room.
Nine pieces
¡Viva Cristo Rey!
Cream and old gold on black. Heavy cotton tees, XS–XL. Reserve only.
How reserve works
You press Reserve. Nothing is charged. Your bag waits on this device. When the house can print, you confirm size and pay. Small runs, not a warehouse.
Sizes
| Apparel | Chest | Length |
|---|---|---|
| XS | 32–34" | 26" |
| S | 35–37" | 27" |
| M | 38–40" | 28" |
| L | 41–43" | 29" |
| XL | 44–46" | 30" |
Cap: Flexfit S/M and L/XL. Hoodie: 10 oz, XS–XL.
Care: Cold wash, inside out. Hang dry. Do not iron the print.
Ship & return: US only on the first runs. If we misfit the size, tell us and we make it right once.
Sources
The photographs are originals of the Cristero years. Each is public domain at its source. We only crop them and tone them cream on black.
- Au Mexique, exécution du prêtre Miguel Augustin Pro Juarez (le 23 novembre 1927). Press photograph, Agence Rol after Pacific & Atlantic. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Estampes et photographie (Rol 126932). Public domain (PD-France; published 1927). gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53196053r · Wikimedia Commons
- Archevêque Leopold Ruiz y Flores (Pacific and Atlantic), January 1927. Press photograph, Agence Rol. Bibliothèque nationale de France (Rol 115999). Public domain (PD-France; PD-US-expired). gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53172731p · Wikimedia Commons
- Mgr Pascal Diaz (Pacific and Atlantic), February 1927. Press photograph, Agence Rol. Bibliothèque nationale de France (Rol 116431). Public domain (PD-France; published 1927). gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53173865f · Wikimedia Commons
- Jefe cristero Victoriano Ramírez, 1928. Archivo General de la Nación, Mexico, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (PD-old). commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victoriano_Ramirez.jpg
- Anacleto González Flores (1919), 12 December 1919. Photographer unknown. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (PD-old-70-expired). commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anacleto_González_Flores_(1919).jpg
- José Sánchez del Río, portrait taken before 1928. Photographer unknown. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (PD-Mexico; PD-1996). commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:José_Sánchez_del_Río.jpg
- A la batalla (Cristeros), armed Cristeros, 1928. Museo Nacional Cristero, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (PD-old). commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_la_batalla_(Cristeros).jpg
No frames or stills from any video are used on these pieces. The film on the screen belongs to its maker and plays from YouTube. Its poster here is our own, made from the BnF photograph above.