Collective actors, social actions and behaviors in the struggle for land in northern Sinaloa, 1860-1940

This paper aims to analyze the strategies built by Mayo Indians to preserve their lands since the mid-nineteenth century to the Cardenas. Since the issue of the reform laws, with the reaction of the indigenous communities, preceded by overwhelming violence unleashed by economic and political elites...

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Main Author: Pedro Cázares Aboytes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México 2013-01-01
Series:Ra Ximhai
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Online Access:http://uaim.mx/webraximhai/Ej-26articulosPDF/10-PedroCazaresAboytes.pdf
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Summary:This paper aims to analyze the strategies built by Mayo Indians to preserve their lands since the mid-nineteenth century to the Cardenas. Since the issue of the reform laws, with the reaction of the indigenous communities, preceded by overwhelming violence unleashed by economic and political elites of the region, as well as individual and collective negotiations. The diversity of social actors who were arriving in northern Sinaloa, how his actions changedthe social fabric and patterns of life during the Diaz years, will be cause for attention. The political opportunity represented the Mexican Revolution and the observed variations of collective action, to highlight and analyze issues and forms of labor organization during the years of the post-revolution, will be part of the topics to be discussed.
ISSN:1665-0441