Migration to Mexico Seen through Passenger Lists, 1822-1870

The text analyzes the men and women who purchased a ship ticket to sail the Atlantic and the Pacific and disembark in the Mexican ports of Matamoros, Tampico, Veracruz, Campeche, Guaymas, Mazatlan, San Blas and Acapulco in the period of 1822-1870. The article posits that the passengers were heteroge...

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Autor: Medina Reyes, Gerardo Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios de Historia Moderna y Contemporánea de México
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/77864
Acceso en línea:https://moderna.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehm/article/view/77864
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mexico
Veracruz
ships
foreigners
passenger lists
migration
passports
México
barcos
extranjeros
listas de pasajeros
migración
pasaportes
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Sumario:The text analyzes the men and women who purchased a ship ticket to sail the Atlantic and the Pacific and disembark in the Mexican ports of Matamoros, Tampico, Veracruz, Campeche, Guaymas, Mazatlan, San Blas and Acapulco in the period of 1822-1870. The article posits that the passengers were heterogeneous both in their origins and in their composition. It emphasizes that the travellers were foreigners, mostly, and Mexicans, and did not belong exclusively to the mercantile or diplomatic sector. Serial and quantitative methods are used to detect trends and go beyond individual cases. The National General Archive of Mexico and the 19th century press are the primary sources. It concludes that Mexico was a cosmopolitan country that maintained contact with various corners of the world and that it is feasible to offer an overview of the flow of passengers that crossed the Mexican maritime borders in the 19th century.