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Collection Ref: EAP931/1

The Libros de Hijuelas (deed books, in English) record the state-wide privatisation of indigenous lands in 19th century Michoacán, Mexico. The…

Collection Ref: EAP931/1/2

The series consists of 6 bound volumes, ordered numerially.Each volume consists of approximately 100-350 folios, bound together into a book. Many…

File Ref: EAP931/1/2/1

The book documents the allocation of lands, related conflicts, and the division of the community Churumuco. It consists primarily of correspondence…

File Ref: EAP931/1/2/2

The book documents the distrinbution of assets to 550 beneficiaries in Churumuco. It includes a census and case file, as well as related…

File Ref: EAP931/1/2/3

The book contains information on litigation related to the sale and dispossession of land in Ario de Rosales, as well as the division of "…

File Ref: EAP931/1/2/4

The book contains information on the division of the community of Sinagua; the payment of contributions and division of Huacana; and conflict…

File Ref: EAP931/1/2/5

The book contains information on the delimitation of boundaries; lands located on the state of Guerrero; and the division of the community of…

File Ref: EAP931/1/2/6

The book consists of a case file documenting the division of assets in Nuevo Urecho, including the appaisal and capitalization of land, and…

Archival records from Conserving Indigenous Memories of Land Privatisation in Mexico: Michoacán’s Libros de Hijuelas, 1719-1929 (EAP931)