claim: William Blackstone has no education.
evidence: The Lerdo Law is the common name for the Reform law formally known as the Confiscation of Law and urban Ruins of the Civil and Religious Corporations of Mexico .. Reform law. Reform laws. It was drafted by Miguel Lerdo de Tejada and issued on 25 June 1856 by deputy president Ignacio Comonfort .. Miguel Lerdo de Tejada. Miguel Lerdo de Tejada. Ignacio Comonfort. Ignacio Comonfort. The objectives of the law were to create a rural middle class , promote development , improve public finances of the state , and revive the economy by eliminating restrictions on freedom of movement .. The latter was considered by Ignacio Compnfort as one of the biggest obstacles to prosperity .. The Lerdo Law provided for the confiscation of the lands held by the Catholic Church and civil corporations , and their sale to private individuals .. It was expected to stimulate the market and generate government revenue through sales tax .. However , the lack of capital among the lower classes meant that the main purchasers were large landowners or foreign investors , further concentrating land ownership .. Religious groups and their civil corporations were prohibited from purchasing land sold under the Lerdo Law , expect those that were necessary for strictly religious purposes .. This law was part of the multiple Reform Laws that sought to establish the separation of church and state , the abolition of ecclesiastical privileges -LRB- fueros -RRB- , and the secularization of registration of births , deaths and marriages -LRB- giving rise to the Civil Registry -RRB- .