Centralist

In Mexican history, Centralists were a political faction that favored a strong central government, a paid national army, and Roman Catholicism as the sole religion. They were generally conservative and sought to maintain power in a centralized manner, similar to the viceregal tradition. This contrasted with the Federalists, who advocated for limited central government and more autonomous states.1

The Centralists and Federalists vied for control throughout Mexico's early republic. Centralists held power intermittently, including from 1828 to 1829, 1832 to 1836, and for nearly a decade after 1836. Their ideology emphasized centralized authority, a stark contrast to the decentralized approach favored by their opponents.123