Mexico thumb|Obelisk in honor of Pope Pius IX in Jalisco, Mexico In response to the upheavals faced by the Papal States during the 1848 revolutions, the Mexican government offered Pope Pius IX asylum, which the pope responded to by considering the creation of a Mexican cardinal and granting an award to President José Joaquín de Herrera.
mexico thumb|obelisk in honor of pope pius ix in jalisco mexico in response to the upheavals faced by the papal states during the 1848 revolutions the mexican government offered pope pius ix asylum which the pope responded to by considering the creation of a mexican cardinal and granting an award to president josé joaquín de herrera