Baseball in Mexico City during the Porfiriato, 1882–1910
Baseball in Mexico City during the Porfiriato, 1882–1910
- Miguel Ángel Esparza OntiverosMiguel Ángel Esparza OntiverosIndependent Scholar
Summary
Although baseball is hugely popular in Mexico, little is known about its origins and development, as there are still large gaps in the history of Mexican baseball. Historiographical production contains references to only a few cities, states and regions, as the sources are considered insufficient to develop a history of baseball in some of the country’s regions or historical periods.
Analysis of numerous heretofore unused sources (primarily press reports) will significantly change the history of Mexican baseball with regard not only to its origins, but also to its causes and consequences. It will become clear that the emergence of Mexican baseball was not a homogeneous, linear, and intentional process; on the contrary, many individuals’ efforts to develop and establish the practice of baseball at different times and in a variety of places coalesced in an interdependent, co-produced, and unplanned process.
Subjects
- History of Mexico
- 1889–1910
- Social History
