The Workers of the Hacienda of Xcumpich, Yucatan, at the Beginning of the 20th Century. The Highs and Lows of Their Daily Lives
This essay identifies and analyzes the characteristics of the daily life of workers in Xcumpich, a henequén hacienda of Yucatán, at the beginning of 20th century. It explores the main problems those workers experienced, the situations that made their life bearable, as well as the benefits they recei...
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Universidad de Antioquia - Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, unidad Cuajimalpa
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/trashumante/article/view/25362 http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=co/co-058&d=article25362oai |
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| Sumario: | This essay identifies and analyzes the characteristics of the daily life of workers in Xcumpich, a henequén hacienda of Yucatán, at the beginning of 20th century. It explores the main problems those workers experienced, the situations that made their life bearable, as well as the benefits they received by living in the hacienda, including health care and preferential treatment for the elderly. Finally, it determines the role played by the chapel and housing in the life of the hacienda inhabitants. |
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