This book provides detailed histories of colonial water systems in four localities in the Mexican Bajío—Celaya, Salvatierra, Valle de Santiago, and Querétaro. It includes studies of irrigated agriculture, hydraulic technology, and water law in the region. The local histories richly illustrate, through the patterns of irrigation, the interactions b
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 This book provides detailed histories of colonial water systems in four localities in the Mexican Bajío—Celaya, Salvatierra, Valle de Santiago, and Querétaro.
Introduction -- Celaya -- Salvatierra -- Valle de Santiago -- Querétaro -- Irrigated Agriculture -- Technology -- Water Law -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Archival Sources -- Dellplain Latin American Studies Published by Westview Press
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Product details

ISBN
9780367011277
Published
2019-04-25
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight
600 gr
Height
224 mm
Width
147 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
240

Biographical note

Michael E. Murphy has a Ph.D. in geography from the University of California at Berkeley and is currently a free lance writer.