Patriotism, Politics, and Popular Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century Mexico: Juan Francisco Lucas and the Puebla SierraThis detailed local study of state formation in nineteenth-century Mexico focuses on the life of Juan Francisco Lucas, the principal Indian leader of the Puebla Sierra between 1854 and 1917. The book illustrates how, over seventy years, the Indian communities of the Puebla Sierra, through the leadership of Lucas, compelled their political leaders to execute the mandates of the liberal state on terms that were locally acceptable. The text also provides a detailed look at the patriotism, politics, and popular liberalism which flourished during this period in Mexican history. This is the first in-depth study to examine the great nineteenth-century divisions between liberals and conservatives and radical and moderate liberals over an extended time period and in a rural, multi-ethnic setting. The text also explores how these divisions reemerged during the Mexican Revolution. The volume shows the rise of Mexican nationalism and what rights and responsibilities it extended to individual Mexicans and independent communities. Through close attention to the political and human geography of the Puebla Sierra, Professor Thomson observes the continuities between the Sierra's colonial past and the present, and the interactions between key political individuals and a complex physical environment. |
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Regional Leader | 1 |
Tetela in the Puebla Sierra | 25 |
Rebellion and Revolution | 41 |
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AGNP aguardiente Agustín Ahuacatlán Alatorre Alatriste AMTdeO APJFL April Apulco Aquixtla arms Arriaga August Austrian barrios battalion BN-ABJ Bonilla cabecera cacique Cantero Carranza Chignahuapan commander Conservative Correspondencia Cravioto Cuatecomacos Cuetzalan December Díaz's elections electoral Estado February Federal forces García Gobierno González governor governorship hacienda Historia Histórico Huahuaxtla Huauchinango Huerta Ibid Indian Ixtacamaxtitlán J. F. Lucas January Jefe Político Jonotla José María Juan Francisco Lucas Juárez July June leaders Liberal Libres Lomas Lucas's Maldonado Manuel Márquez Galindo Méndez Mexican Mexico City Miguel military Minister Montaña municipal Nahua National Guard Negrete November October Ometepec Papantla patriotic Periódico Oficial political Porfirio Díaz Publicación Oficial Puebla Puebla Puebla Sierra Rafael rebellion rebels recruitment Republican Revolution revolution of Ayutla Rivera Romero Vargas September southern Sierra Taxcantla Tetela Tetela de Ocampo Teziutlán tierra caliente Tlatlauqui Tlaxcala Totonac troops Tulancingo Urrutia Varela Veracruz villages Xochiapulco Xochiapulquenses Xochitlán Zacapoaxtla Zacatlán Zautla