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The Mexican Fascist Party (Partido Fascista Mexicano) was a political party that was formed in Mexico in 1922 that was officially based upon Italian Fascism. The party was founded by Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia. It was formed largely in opposition to effects of the Mexican Revolution by urban and rural middle class supporters who opposed socialism and agrarian reform who saw fascism as an alternative. The party’s base of supporters were largely conservative Catholic and antirevolutionary.