Caciquismo in Rural Mexico During the 1920s

The Case of Gabriel Barrios

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3343443
AutoresKeith Brewster (0000-0002-6614-8564, University of Warwick, autor de correspondencia)
Año1996
Volumen28
Número1
Páginas105-128
Fecha de publicación1996-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x00012657
OpenAlexW2065282758
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas18

This article focuses upon thecacicazgoof the Indian leader, Gabriel Barrios Cabrera, who controlled the Sierra de Puebla, Mexico during the 1920s. An analysis is made of the methods employed by Barrios to establish a loyal following, and how his military potential gave him the opportunity to attain regional political dominance and beneficial relationships with his federal military and political superiors. It is argued that Barrios's actions were so strongly influenced by the Sierra's singular history and socio-ethnic characteristics, that previously identified trends in post-revolutionary regional politics cannot easily be applied to this isolated mountainous region

Development economics · Dominance (genetics) · Economics · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Studies in Latin America · History and Politics in Latin America · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America