Abstract

ROSAS SALAS, Sergio Francisco. Water and Industry in Puebla: The Establishment of the La Covadonga Textile Factory, 1889-1897. Relac. Estud. hist. soc. [online]. 2013, vol.34, n.136, pp.223-264. ISSN 2448-7554.

In the 19^th century, 13 textile factories were established along the banks of the Atoyac River in the Mexican states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, forming an industrial corridor that exploited the hydraulic energy supplied by that current. This essay analyzes the process developed by José Díaz Rubín in conjunction with the federal government and local users as he sought to found the last of these factories: La Covadonga, in 1897. Based on this case, the study shows how, in the setting of the Atoyac industrial corridor, enforcement of the law of June 5 1888 obliged the factory owners -who had long considered water their private property- to negotiate with other actors. The argument is that while this legislation granting the State the capacity to authorize federal concessions for the use of the waters of the Atoyac was important in the founding of La Covadonga, traditional practices of negotiation among users of the river were not eliminated.

Keywords : industrial exploitation of water; textile industry; Atoyac River; José Díaz Rubín; Puebla.

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