Libros para viajar por la historia
Reseña de libro: David Carbajal López, Diez años de luto nacional. La pandemia de cólera en México, 1849-1858, Anabasis Project, 2025. David Carbajal López se ha consolidado, desde hace ya varios años, como uno de los historiadores más sólidos y originales de su generación. Su trayectoria académica, estrechamente vinculada a la historia demográfica, da cuenta de … Leer más
La carta de un mercader florentino que dio nombre a un continente 1. Un documento privado con un destino inesperado Cuando el mercader florentino Amerigo Vespucci escribió en 1504 su célebre carta Mundus Novus, difícilmente pudo imaginar que ese documento transformaría la geografía política del planeta. La carta circuló inicialmente entre círculos comerciales y humanistas italianos, alimentando la … Leer más
The history of vino de cocos in New Spain is not simply a narrative of cultural encounter or technological transfer. It is a story that illuminates the mechanics of colonial power, regional economies, everyday drinking practices, and global microhistory in action. As vino de cocos production spread throughout the Pacific coast—from Colima to Motines, Zacatula, and beyond—it quickly became … Leer más
By the late sixteenth century, the Pacific coast of New Spain was undergoing a transformation unlike anything the region had known before. A foreign tree—tall, graceful, and ecologically demanding—had begun to spread across the landscapes of Colima, Zacatula, Motines, and neighboring jurisdictions. This tree, the coconut palm, would become the foundation of one of the … Leer más
The story of vino de cocos in New Spain is not solely a tale of botanical transplantation, nor merely the diffusion of a new beverage. It is, above all, a narrative of technological transfer—one that reshaped the material culture of alcohol production along the Pacific coast of Mexico in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. As vino … Leer más
The story of vino de cocos is, at its core, the story of human ingenuity sculpted into daily ritual—of men climbing perilous heights, of tools fashioned from wood and rope, of a cultural rhythm rooted in centuries of continuity. This second installment in our five-part series on Paulina Machuca’s Vino de Cocos, the Pilgrim Beverage explores one of the most … Leer más