September 18th, 2020

Years before his execution, Father José María Robles Hurtado proposed that a huge cross be erected in the geographic center of Mexico, which he said would be symbolic of how Mexico recognized Christ as its King, and organized a public ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone of the cross, in direct violation of the existing constitution. In 1923, an estimated 40,000 Roman Catholics made their way to the site of the cross to take part in the groundbreaking ceremonies at the hill, which was at the time called "La Loma" and is today called the mountain of Christ the King.
VIVA CRISTO REY!