M.W. York Grand Lodge of Mexico F. & A.M.

A History: The York Grand Lodge of Mexico

Freemasonry came to México sometime in the last twenty years of the 18th century. The scarcity of documentation is not surprising if we remember that our early brethren worked under the shadow of the Holy Inquisition. When independence came in 1821, many of the main actors are known or believed to have been Masons, but there was no Grand Lodge organization as such.

FIRST LODGES

(Part I) Ref. The Craftsman,VOLUME 1, NUMBER 4, July 2001

The first Lodge known to exist in México met at the shop of French watchmaker Juan Esteban Laroche, until the Inquisition arrested them while celebrating the Summer Solstice in 1791.

FIRST GRAND LODGES AND DIFFERENT RITES

In 1825, the new York Rite that upon its birth plunged into the severest political wrangle, nine Brothers, full of idealism, five from the Scottish Rite and four from the York Rite, endeavored to form a Lodge subject to true Masonic principles.

The GRAND ORIENT

(Part II) Ref. The Craftsman,VOLUME 1, NUMBER 4, November 2001

In 1820, a book entitled "Manual de Francomasonería" appeared in New York. It reached its 14th edition and it achieved wide circulation from the Rio Grande to Cape Horn.

The GRAN DIETA

The ink was hardly dry on the Treaty of Fusion between the Supreme Council and the Gran Oriente, when a movement started to nullify the principal clause of the Treaty: that to all intents and purposes the Gran Oriente is dead and buried.

The GRAND LODGE

(Part III) Ref. The Craftsman,VOLUME 1, NUMBER 4, February 2002

At that time the Grand Lodge name was: Muy Respetable Gran Logia de Antiguos, Libres y Aceptados Masones "Valle de México".

The DIVISION

In early 1910, Brother Moorhead passed away, and the work was carried on by Deputy Grand Master Brother J.J. Reynoso, who was elected Grand Master. The records at that date show 32 Lodges on the rolls: 16 English speaking, 11 Spanish speaking, 1 German, and another 4 Spanish under dispensation. Represented at the Grand Lodge were 27 Lodges, of which 16 English speaking, 10 Spanish and 1 German.

The RENEWAL - 1911 -1919

(Part IV) Ref. The Craftsman,VOLUME 2, NUMBER 1, April 2002

As the renamed York Grand Lodge of México entered into its new life, the Mexican Revolution had begun.

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*	Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America
*	Masonic Service Association
*	York Rite
*	United Grand Lodge Of England
*	Quattour Coronati Lodge of Research
*	Library Grand Lodge of NY


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