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Matthew Butler is a Professor in the Department of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. He specializes in the history of modern Mexico and Catholicism, particularly focusing on the intersection of rural indigenous histories and labor politics. His research includes a study on liberal Catholics in Mexico and the historical context of the Mexican bullfight. Butler has edited and authored several books, including works on the Cristero Rebellion and Mexican revolutionary Catholicism. He is also the editor of the journal Mexican Studies/Mexican Studies. Currently, he is working on digitization projects related to indigenous communities in Michoacán, Mexico, aiming to make historical documents accessible to the public.
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