Cotija de la Paz

And at this point, over ten episodes in, I have to imagine you all are used to these somewhat long digressions that eventually lead back to NXIVM and hopefully illuminate something in the process.

So, born in Cotija, Michoacan in 1920, Marcial ga- grew up in the bloody shadow of the Cristero War.

And very briefly, the Cristero War was a bloody counter-revolution that emerged in response to the state nationalizing church property and forcing priests to register with the state.

And before you ask, no, Opus Dei was not involved.