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The French Revolution, the end of the period of struggle between groups born in their development process, undermined the tyrannical regimes that were based on the so-called "divine right", and removed obstacles to the development of liberal political thought. The interests that are disputed in the revolutionary struggle were grouped around two opposing trends: Conservative and liberal, whose medieval type privileges were doomed to disappear, saw the revolution as a purely negative movement, which destroyed, but was unable to create anything whatsoever. Supporters of this group drove the traditionalist movement, frankly reactionary, longed for and praised the "ancient regime" and cursed the Reason deified by the revolutionaries. Politically, the Conservatives were in favor of monarchical tyranny and religious restoration. Their favorite philosophers of the time were Joseph de Maistre, Louis de Bonald, Benjamin Constan, Hugo Felicitas de Lamennais and others who were engaged in different angles to attack the liberal spirit of their opponents and bitterly criticized the events of the French Revolution.

   The Liberals who were considered followers of the work of the French encyclopédistes and highlighted as a revolutionary pragmatism usually proclaimed the need to establish the reign of Reason and resolutely opposed to tyrannical regimes and the restoration of religion. On this last point in the program, the illustrious creator of liberal teaching, Antonio Luis Destuit of Tracy, said in his "analysis" that the work of Dupuis, entitled "The origin of all religions" which "is the theology is the philosophy of the world's children; it is time to leave the site to their age of reason; it is the work of imagination, such as bad physics and poor philosophy, born to it in times of ignorance and that it is based on, while the other philosophy is based on observation and experience."

   The main focus of the liberal movement in Auleuil lay in the living room of Mme. Helvetius, and was composed of men who formed the group called "The Ideology".

   In 1795, this political party succeeded in creating the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, led by Pedro Cabanis, in cooperation with A. Destutt de Tracy, Volney, Garat, Sieyes and other prominent men of the time. The academy was closed by Napoleon Bonaparte en 1803. In place of the liberal education on which this school was founded by the decree of the dictator from the Imperial University which was led by the Conservatives Fontanes, Cardinal Bausset, Bonald et al.

   The group called "The Ideology" was organized at the beginning of the French Revolution by French Freemasonry of the French Primitive Rite as an organ of the external action. It was directed first by Pedro Antonio Cabanis and then by Destutt de Tracy which both were directors of the Primitive Rite, whose correct name was the Universal Primitive Freemasonry of the territorial jurisdiction of France.

   The components of the Scottish Rite in France and other mystical Rites born based on the seudo-Freemasonic constitution of the English Presbyterian clergyman Anderson, were composed of conservatives who were not at all involved in the French Revolution by his own confession of them, but joined the monarchist movement that came later and played an active role in the propaganda against the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity that the Liberals proclaimed.

   As a body of external action of Primitive Freemasonry, the political party of ideologues fought the control of education by the clergy and sought to harmonize liberal education with the principles proclaimed by the French Revolution. Destutt de Tracy was the creator of a liberal approach, who opposed the method of Condillac, a favorite of conservatives, since the latter allegedly exaggerated the educational value of religion and mathematics, limited higher education and science scholarship and precluded philosophical research.

   The popularity of Antonio Luis Destutt de Tracy as creator of the liberal method of education was widespread in America. The progressive liberal president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson translated and published the Review of Tracy Desttut the "Spirit of Laws" and wrote regarding his work "Elements of Ideology" by saying: "I hope this book will be the manual of our students and our statesmen and we will make progress between a science in which we have committed so many mistakes." The President of Argentina Rivadavia, was a disciple and friend Tracy Desttut and "Ideology" was the official educational doctrine of the Republic from 1819 to 1842. Mariscal Sucre in Bolivia also proclaimed it the official educational doctrine. In Chile and in Mexico there was a significant group among the supporters of ideological emancipation for independence.

   In 1824 the Government of Mexico sent to Paris a committee of professors to ascertain what were the best methods of liberal education and they certainly got in touch with Tracy Desttut and informed him of the situation that prevailed in the Republic.

   They discussed among other things about the disastrous conservative work that was developed by the Scottish Rite Freemasonry, introduced by the Spanish, and said they had knowledge and managed by the Ambassador of the United States in Mexico, Mr. Poinsett, their cooperation to establish the Rite Yorker as being more liberal. During these conversations the Mexican professors reported that Desttut Tracy was President of a rite was called the Progressive Primitive Rite of France, unknown to them until then.
   Since then the commissioners were informed that Primitivo was the only Rite-Masonic group that fought for the triumph of the ideals of the French Revolution at that time and proclaimed the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity in spite of threats and persecution of conservative governments that were in power.

   This information sparked the interest of teachers who requested the cooperation of Destutt de Tracy to start a similar group in Mexico. At this time he was in Mexico for personal reasons, his brother William Gardette belonged to the Primitive Rite of France. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tracy Desttut appointed him their representative in order to establish Primitive Freemasonry in Mexico, if the circumstances in this new Republic were favorable for such purpose. He also asked his brother William Lamont, who represented the West Indies at the Hispanic Primitive Rite, founded by General Francisco Miranda, who helped the Brother Gardette in the work entrusted to him. Thus it was that these two Commissioners in cooperation with the professors who went to France in 1825 began the difficult task of finding sufficient and the appropriate elements to achieve its mission.
   Since then some joined the Scottish Rite and the York Rite and others already operating under the direction of the Senator by from the state of Tabasco, the priest José María Alpuche, and under the protection of the President, General Guadalupe Victoria.

   The work of the organizers of a new Rite and progress at that time was very difficult because every day conservative propaganda increased against the French Revolution and its highly advanced principles. In addition a new group under the name Masonic Primitive Rite, would awaken the zeal of the existing Rites and would spread the story with greater force that the supporters of the French Revolution wanted to intervene directly in the political affairs of Mexico. On the other hand the organization of the Primitive Rite, different in its essence of Rites which were based on the pseudo-Freemasonic Constitution of Anderson, would be able to provoke discussions between already existing Rites in Mexico concerning the regularity of this new Masonic group, getting in the way of its rapid development.

   Finally, the organizers felt that a political change in government by coup for the Conservatives could bring a serious danger to life and property of its components. They concluded that it was appropriate to give the new group a different name, but kept intact the principles of the Primitive Rite, which could only be known in full by the organizers and most honest members of the group for its liberal political ideology.

   And so on August 22, 1825 a Supreme Council was founded under the name of the Mexican National Rite, based on the principles of the Primitive Rite of France, consisting of nine brothers: William Gardette, William Lamont, José Maria Mateos, Luis Luelmo and Goyal, Gaetano Rinaldi, Juan Maria Matheus, Carlos Rinaldi Francisco Ocampo and Mariano Rodríguez.

   Since then it has proceeded to form the General Regulations which resulted in 29 sections and 133 articles, which proclaimed the independence and autonomy of the new Rite, indicating that it received Masons are called Mexicans and there would be nine Levels of the Association: received Apprentice, Companion, Teacher, Approved Teacher, Secret Gentleman, Mexican Eagle Gentleman, Perfect Artificer, Great Judge, Great Inspector General of the Order.

   When installed, the Supreme Council proceeded to the organization of the first five Symbolic Lodges that were denominated,  firstly, "Anahuasence Meridian", second, the "Second Equality", third, "Terror of Tyrants", fourth "Unconcerned Indiana" and fifth "Mexican Light."

   On March 26, 1826 the organization created the five Symbolic Workshops and proceeded to organize the first Grand Lodge under the name, The National Mexican Lodge, "Mexican Light". To signify the ideological identity of this great power to the Primitive Rite of France, the most illustrious and beloved brother William Gardette was elected its first Grand Master.
   The work that came because of the Mexican National Rite since that date was very beneficial for the Mexican people. They supported and fought alongside its greatest leaders: Gomez Farias, Ignacio Ramirez, Melchor Ocampo and Father of the Americas, Benito Juárez.  It gave the country the reform laws, which both contributed to its progress.

   "The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge President Americo Vespucio" Silvestre Bradt

   According to the Mexican National Rite files and version of the Primitive Freemasonry Universal.