 In 1926, Calles intensified tensions against the clergy by ordering all local churches in and around Jalisco to be bolted shut.The places of worship remained shut for two years.On July 14, Catholic bishops endorsed plans for an economic boycott against the government, which was particularly effective in west-central Mexico (the states of Jalisco, Michoacan, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, and Zacatecas).