Modernity Came Along the Rails: Railroad in Yucatán during the Porfiriato (1876-1911)

Violeta García Tinajero ()
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Violeta García Tinajero: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Colegio de Historia.

H-industria. Revista de historia de la industria y el desarrollo en América Latina, 2024, issue 34, 29-45

Abstract: This article studies the economic policy implemented in the construction of the Yucatecan railway during the Porfiriato (1876-1910), based on the analysis of the discourses of the economic and political élite immersed in the process of construction and administration of the railways in Yucatan. It is inserted in an international context where Mexico is incorporated into the world market as a primary-exporting economy in accordance with the requirements of the United States and England. Yucatán was the main producer of hene­quen global level, mainly for the North American market. Due to the growing international demand for hene­quen, a railway connecting the haciendas with the port of exportation was necessary, for this reason the local élite, owners of the henequen haciendas, built the railroads with the support of foreign capital.

Keywords: Economic policy; Regionalism; Railway transport. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.56503/H-Industria/n.34(18)pp.29-45

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