Cristóbal Magallanes Jara was a Mexican Catholic priest born in 1869 who was martyred during the Cristero War. After his ordination in 1899, he served as a chaplain in Guadalajara and later returned to his home region to support his community through the establishment of schools, carpentry workshops, and hydrological projects. During a period of intense religious persecution, he founded a clandestine seminary in Totatiche to ensure continued priestly training. He was eventually arrested on false charges of inciting rebellion and was executed without a trial in Colotlán in 1927.