Abstract

GARCIA LAZARO, Andrés. From a Lighting Company to an Electric Service Company: The CMGLE in Mexico City 1896-1905. Let. hist. [online]. 2016, n.15, pp.123-143. ISSN 2448-8372.

The years between 1896 and 1905 are keys to understand the evolution of street lighting in México City. In this time, there was a transition from the use of gas, as fuel for lamps, to the use of electricity for them; and there occurred a change that passed from a monopoly to market competition in service. The Compañía Mexicana de Gas y Luz Eléctrica was a protagonist in this process. In a few months, it went from being the most important company in this category, to just another company, whose technology made it unable to compete with other companies that arrived in the capital.

Keywords : Compañía Mexicana de Gas y Luz Eléctrica; Siemens and Halske, Mexico City; City Council; lighting, electricity.

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