Jan Bazant

Evolution of the Textile Industry of Puebla 1544–1845

This article deals with an important chapter in the economic history of Mexico. Throughout its history Puebla was an industrial center. Well into the 19th century it was the prime center of the countrys chief manufacture — textiles. The city became the commercial and industrial capital of New Spain within a few years of its foundation. I shall concentrate on the ways in which the several branches of the textile industry were organized, comparing their development with that of the textile industries of medieval and early industrial Europe.

Alienation of Church Wealth in Mexico: Social and Economic Aspects of the Liberal Revolution, 1856-1875.@@@Los bienes de la Iglesia en Mexico, 1856-1875. Aspectos economicos y sociales de la Revolucion liberal.

List of tables Editors note Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction 1. Nationalized goods and Church wealth, 1821-55 2. Puebla and Veracruz. The intervention and the disentailment of Church wealth, 1856-57 3. The disentailment in Mexico, San Luis Potosi, Michoacan and Jalisco, 1856-57 4. The civil war, 1858-60 5. Nationalized property in the city of Mexico: the final settlement, 1861-63 6. Nationalized property in the provinces: the final settlement, 1861-63 7. The foreign occupation and the liberal republic, 1863-75 Conclusion Appendices List of sources and works cited Index.