The existing church land was acquired about 158 years ago.

They proposed to take stock in exchange for the church lands.

Ending religious services and seizure of church lands have been common themes.

Eric wanted the church lands taxed as any other land holder would be.

Built of stone and brick in 1711 on church land and used as a school until 1860.

The Mexican government soon began selling off church lands in a process known as "secularization."

But the longer the family held church land, the more difficult it was to oust them from the land.

Since our home was on church land maybe they felt they had a right to burn it down.

In 1849, church land was graded and new horse sheds built.

The potential foreign lenders from both the public and private sectors did not want church lands.