William K. Meyers - Forge of progress, crucible of revolt: origins of the Mexican Revolution in La Comarca Lagunera, 1880-1911
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The Laguna region of north-central Mexico was the showcase for President Porfirio Diazs (1876-1911) program of economic development and foreign investment. This book examines the social and economic consequences of the areas rapid modernization to explain the origins of prerevolutionary activity. Following the arrival of the railroad in the early 1880s, the Laguna quickly became the nations leading cotton-producing area, as well as a regional center for manufacturing, mining and smelting, and rubber refining. By 1910 it boasted the fastest growing city in Mexico, and the largest foreign population outside of Mexico City. The regions economic transformation yielded uneven benefits, which in turn precipitated deep social and political tensions. It is against this background that the Revolution began with Francisco Maderos challenge to Diazs re-election.
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Origins of the Mexican Revolution in La Comarca Lagunera, 18801911
William K. Meyers
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To my mother, Alice Stratmann Meyers
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Meyers, William K., 1948 Forge of progress, crucible of revolt: origins of the Mexican Revolution in la Comarca Lagunera, 18801911 William K. Meyers.lst ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index. ISBN 0-8263-1470-8 1. Laguna Region (Mexico)History. 2. MexicoHistoryRevolution, 19101920Causes. 3. Madero, Francisco I, 18731913. 4. Laguna Region (Mexico)Economic conditions. 5. LandownersMexicoLaguna RegionPolitical activity. I. Title. F1266.M49 1994 972.08'16dc20 944349 CIP
1994 by University of New Mexico Press All rights reserved. First Edition
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Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
3
1. The Region and Its Development
9
2. Modernization of Agriculture, 18801910
37
3. Industry and Urbanization, 18801910
67
4. The Laguna's Elite
87
Illustrations
99
5. The Popular Classes
115
6. Intraelite Conflict
145
7. Economic Instability, Popular Protest, and the Crisis of 1907
175
8. Politics
195
9. "Ahora es Tiempo"
229
Notes
249
Bibliography
275
Index
283
About the Book and the Author
293
Page vii
Illustrations
Maps
1. Location of La Comarca Lagunera in North-Central Mexico.
10
2. Topography of the Laguna.
12
3. The Laguna's Cotton Producing Zone Prior to the Revolution.
44
4. Subdivisions of the Laguna's Plantations from 1876 to 1910.
46
5. Location of the Tlahualilo Properties in 1897.
49
6. The Tlahualilo Plantation in 1897.
50
Figures
1. The Nazas as it Flows Over a Dam and Begins to Crest.
99
2. Peons Shoveling Out the Main Canal from the Nazas to the Tlahualilo Properties.
99
3. Agro-Industrial DevelopmentA Steam Tractor Used for Digging Canals.
100
4. Headgates of the Main Canal Flowing to the Tlahualilo Plantation.
100
5. From a Barren Plain to an Oasis.
101
6. With Water Came Wealth and Work.
102
7. Tlahualilo's Main Canal Ran Parallel to the Durango Foothills.
102
8. Horse-Drawn Railroad and Mules Crossing a Dam over a Secondary Canal.
103
9. The Crop Begins to Grow in Long, Evenly Spaced, and Cultivated Rows.
104
10. The Pick: Men, Women, and ChildrenEveryone Who Could Strip a Boll and Haul a Gunny Sackjoined in.
105
11. An Average Man Could Pick 150 Kilos in a Twelve-Hour Day.
105
12. Laguna Peons Baling Cotton Piled in Front of the Warehouse.
106
13. Baled Cotton from the San Marcos Plantation Ready for Rail Shipment from the Purcells' Central Warehouse.
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