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The Agrarian Reform Under Cardenas, Paul Giron
The Agrarian Reform Under Cardenas, Paul Giron
Latin American Studies ETDs
This study will attempt to interpret the Mexican Agrarian system with emphasis on the Cardenas Administration. However, to proceed with an intelligent discussion of the Agrarian Reform one must deal with the origin of the Agrarian problem, its causes, and the motives that brought about the "famous Revolution of 1910".
The Repartimiento System Of Native Labor In Colonial Spanish America, 1549-1601, Arthur R. Steele
The Repartimiento System Of Native Labor In Colonial Spanish America, 1549-1601, Arthur R. Steele
Latin American Studies ETDs
This essay will describe the early history of the second form of repartimiento discussed above, viz., the system of forced labor for pay introduced subsequent to 1549. Although the term repartimiento was generally employed in all parts of Spanish America to describe this program of compulsory native labor, special native terms were also used in particular areas. In Peru the Quechua designation mita was very frequently applied as synonymous with repartimiento, while in New Spain a modified Nahuatl word, cuatequil, came into use, although its acceptance appears to have been much less widespread.
The South American Career Of General William Miller, Robert F. Delaney
The South American Career Of General William Miller, Robert F. Delaney
Latin American Studies ETDs
The purpose of this work is to present in compact form the South American career of General William Miller, who was active in the affairs of Chile, Peru, and Bolivia during the years from 1817 to 1839.