Kinship, Business, and Politics : : The Martinez Del Rio Family in Mexico, 1823-1867 / / David W. Walker.

The Martínez del Río family was a vigorous contestant in the highly politicized economy of early national Mexico. David Walker’s case study of its successes and failures provides a unique insider’s view of the trials and tribulations of doing business in a hostile environment. The family’s ordeal in...

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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1987
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:LLILAS Latin American Monograph Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Preliminary Notes
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Family Life, 1792-1860
  • 3. The Martinez del Rio Family in Mexico, 1830-1860
  • 4. Commerce in Mexico: Drusina & Martinez, 1828-1837
  • 5. Banking on Mexico: Martinez del Rio Hermanos, 1838-1864
  • 6. Textile Manufacturing in Mexico: Miraflores, 1840-1860
  • 7. The Funds and the Conventions, 1838-1848
  • 8. The Tobacco Debt Bonds and the Conventions, 1845-1861
  • 9. Kinship, Business, and Politics: A Historical Perspective
  • 10. Epilogue: The Martinez del Rio Family, 1864-1984
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index