Resumen

FALCON, Romana. A new glance at land restitution. Between two sierras and a water forest. Seven pueblos of the Distrito Federal. Hist. mex. [online]. 2026, vol.75, n.4, pp.1847-1891.  Epub 06-Abr-2026. ISSN 2448-6531.  https://doi.org/10.24201/hm.v75i4.5209.

This article examines the process of land, forest, and water restitution-a cornerstone of land reform-based on the experience of seven towns (pueblos) in southwest Distrito Federal (Mexico City). This procedure was not merely symbolic; rather, it provided the basis for elucidating the transfer of communal (ejidal) lands and water once restitution was requested. The analysis is structured around three axes: the continuity between restitution and endowment processes; the provenance of the transferred lands; and the dialectic between petitioners and the technicians of the Local Land Commission. The article also reviews the legislative framework and the conflicts among towns (pueblos), landowners (hacendados), and communities.

Palabras llave : Historiography of restitution and allocation; land reform’s dual track; origin of allocated land; controversies among pueblos and between pueblos and hacendados; paleographers; surveyors; census.

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