Unión Nacional Sinarquista

The Unión Nacional Sinarquista was a Mexican political party founded in 1937. It opposed post-Revolutionary policies, particularly anticlerical laws. The movement, influenced by German professor Hellmuth Oskar Schleiter, a Nazi Party member, rejected communism, liberalism, and the United States, while supporting fascist leaders like Franco, Mussolini, and Hitler.1

Sinarquism advocated for a return to traditional Mexican values, including Roman Catholicism, Spanish heritage, and a Christian social order. During World War II, both Mexican and U.S. governments were concerned about potential fifth-column activities by its members. Internal conflicts and economic improvements later weakened the movement, though some activists continued to advocate for the Catholic Church's influence in the 1950s and 1960s.1