Las mujeres zapotecas del istmo de Tehuantepec – México en el siglo XIX

The presence of zapotec women, their elegance-finesse and importance in the region’s economical and cultural development, constituted an exceptional case among the women from other Mexican ethnic groups. This article analyzes the origins and elements that were at stake to mold and define the predomi...

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Autor principal:	Leticia Reina
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Publicado:	Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2015
Materias:	Zapotec Women Ethnicity Mexico 19th century culture Anthropology GN1-890 Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:81bd17d2b5a04011bc45ffcc2cce5fef2021-12-02T10:27:47ZLas mujeres zapotecas del istmo de Tehuantepec – México en el siglo XIX1626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.68503https://doaj.org/article/81bd17d2b5a04011bc45ffcc2cce5fef2015-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/68503https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252The presence of zapotec women, their elegance-finesse and importance in the region’s economical and cultural development, constituted an exceptional case among the women from other Mexican ethnic groups. This article analyzes the origins and elements that were at stake to mold and define the predominant roll of the zapotec women to underpin some elements that made the zapotecs, the dominant ethnic group of the Mexican isthmus region. This article’s object consists on explaining women’s economic and social roll when facing the death or absence of husbands or adult men in general, these were substituted by foreigners who were socially, economically and culturally integrated in the late Nineteenth century. Nevertheless, they obtained "benefits" from the modernizing project, especially in the late nineteenth century when the Tehuantepec railroad was built and the Mexican State was consolidated. Additionally, we will try to explain how on account of this situation the group was enriched and although a strong internal stratification was generated, they elaborated a majestic culture in which women played a very important role as "head of household" and carriers of social capital as they would reproduce culture of prestige.Leticia ReinaCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsarticleZapotec WomenEthnicityMexico19th centurycultureAnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2015)
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description	The presence of zapotec women, their elegance-finesse and importance in the region’s economical and cultural development, constituted an exceptional case among the women from other Mexican ethnic groups. This article analyzes the origins and elements that were at stake to mold and define the predominant roll of the zapotec women to underpin some elements that made the zapotecs, the dominant ethnic group of the Mexican isthmus region. This article’s object consists on explaining women’s economic and social roll when facing the death or absence of husbands or adult men in general, these were substituted by foreigners who were socially, economically and culturally integrated in the late Nineteenth century. Nevertheless, they obtained "benefits" from the modernizing project, especially in the late nineteenth century when the Tehuantepec railroad was built and the Mexican State was consolidated. Additionally, we will try to explain how on account of this situation the group was enriched and although a strong internal stratification was generated, they elaborated a majestic culture in which women played a very important role as "head of household" and carriers of social capital as they would reproduce culture of prestige.
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title	Las mujeres zapotecas del istmo de Tehuantepec – México en el siglo XIX
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Las mujeres zapotecas del istmo de Tehuantepec – México en el siglo XIX

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