Though travel literature is not usually consulted to follow the evolution of economic reflection, a certain number of these works about Mexico in the nineteenth century allow a reading from this point of view. Beginning ...

Alexander von Humboldt’s and James Bryce’s travels in Latin America were separated by a century; nevertheless, both of them situated the region within a continental and worldwide framework. The two men emphasized the ...

"Pocas expresiones aparecen con tanta frecuencia en las fuentes históricas mexicanas del siglo XVIII y principios del XIX como las de “utilidad pública” y “utilidad común”, las cuales remiten a su vez a la de “vasallo útil ...