Soon after Cárdenas took office, he turned against Garrido Canabal. In 1935, after Garrido Canabal ordered his Red Shirts to kill Catholic activists in Mexico City seeking to return to Tabasco, Cárdenas forced Garrido Canabal to step down and into exile in Costa Rica.
Shortly after Cárdenas assumed office, he turned against Garrido Canabal. In 1935, following Garrido Canabal's order to have his Red Shirts kill Catholic activists in Mexico City who sought to return to Tabasco, Cárdenas compelled Garrido Canabal to resign and seek exile in Costa Rica.