Cerro Gordo

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Uno de los grandes riesgos de las síntesis históricas es que al darle forma a los procesos de cambio que modifican de raíz una sociedad en un lapso de tiempo se pierden de vista las pequeñas historias de los grupos sociales participantes en los grandes movimientos. Evitar esto es uno de los grandes aciertos del libro de Hamnett, quien hace una crítica de la historia del movimiento independentista mexicano con base en la problemática de cada región del país.

Las obras hidráulicas tuvieron un lugar de capital importancia en la Santafé virreinal. Si bien la construcción de acueductos, canales de desagüe y puentes no fue exclusiva del siglo xviii, vale la pena advertir que para finales de este siglo aumentaron las discusiones y controversias en torno al mejoramiento de la infraestructura hidráulica. Formalmente, lo anterior se ampara en la considerable cantidad de expedientes capitulares, audienciales, notariales y financieros que nos hablan de las construcciones e intervenciones hidráulicas adelantadas en la ciudad. Tal tipo de evidencia es...