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Political District Boundaries of Michoacán, Mexico, 1899

Description:

The map depicts the 15 districts the state of Michoacán was divided into in the year 1899. Each of the districts also shows 1888 population data, the municipalities found within the district circa 1888, and the number of communities that were presented hijuelas during the reparto. District boundaries were based on those drawn by Antonio García Cubas in 1899.

Identifier:

72511

Language:

English

Provider:

Texas

Resource Class:

Datasets

Subject:

Libros de Hijuelas, 1719-1929, Reparto de Tierras, Liberal Privatization of Indigenous Land, Indigenous History of Mexico, Purépecha, Michoacán, Mexico--Politics and government--Nineteenth-century Liberalism, Mexico--History--Dissolution of Corporate Land Holdings, and Mexico--History--Agrarian History

Temporal Coverage:

19th century and 1899

Date Issued:

2020-07-01

Spatial Coverage:

Michoacán and Mexico

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile