Revisión del caso Jenkins: la confrontación del mito
The kidnapping of the American businessman William Oscar Jenkins in Puebla in 1919 has not been erased from Mexico's popular historical memory. Popular wisdom says that Jenkins kidnapped himself to provoke the United States intervention and end the Carranza regime, and that the di...
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El Colegio de México, A.C.
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1427 |
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Historia Mexicana |
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| author | LaFrance, David G. |
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"Bolivia", "hyperinflation", "economic crisis", "Bolivia", "hiperinflación", "crisis económica"
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| description | The kidnapping of the American businessman William Oscar Jenkins in Puebla in 1919 has not been erased from Mexico's popular historical memory. Popular wisdom says that Jenkins kidnapped himself to provoke the United States intervention and end the Carranza regime, and that the diplomat and businessman cynically parlayed the ransom paid by the Mexican government into wealth and influence in his host country. Besides Charles Cumberland's article, published in the 1950's, few historians have approached this case and discussed the popular version, thus perpetuating it. This paper undertakes a detailed analysis of the case, mainly its local political context and the logic of self-kidnapping, and concludes that the widely sustained idea of Jenkins' self-abduction is very unlikely. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article-14272022-04-19T20:07:16Z The Jenkins Kidnapping Revisited: Con- fronting the Myth Revisión del caso Jenkins: la confrontación del mito LaFrance, David G. Jenkins Puebla Venustiano Carranza United States 19th Century Jenkins Puebla Venustiano Carranza Estados Unidos siglo XIX The kidnapping of the American businessman William Oscar Jenkins in Puebla in 1919 has not been erased from Mexico's popular historical memory. Popular wisdom says that Jenkins kidnapped himself to provoke the United States intervention and end the Carranza regime, and that the diplomat and businessman cynically parlayed the ransom paid by the Mexican government into wealth and influence in his host country. Besides Charles Cumberland's article, published in the 1950's, few historians have approached this case and discussed the popular version, thus perpetuating it. This paper undertakes a detailed analysis of the case, mainly its local political context and the logic of self-kidnapping, and concludes that the widely sustained idea of Jenkins' self-abduction is very unlikely. El secuestro del estadounidense William Oscar Jenkins en Puebla en 1919 continúa siendo un acontecimiento recordado en la memoria histórica popular mexicana. Según ésta, Jenkins se plagió a si mismo para provocar una crisis entre México y Estados Unidos con fines de derrocar al gobierno de Venustiano Carranza. Además, el diplomático y empresario utilizó el rescate para enriquecerse y en años subsecuentes ejercer poder económico y político en Puebla y el país entero. Salvo por el artículo de Charles Cumberland publicado en la década de 1950, pocos historiadores han tratado el evento, dejando a un lado esta memoria. Por lo tanto, este artículo examina el caso con detalle, sobre todo su contexto político local y la lógica del secuestro. Llega a la conclusión de que, al contrario de la memoria histórica predominante, es poco probable que Jenkins haya organizado su propia desaparición. El Colegio de México, A.C. 2004-04-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1427 Historia Mexicana; Vol. 53, Núm. 4 (212) abril-junio 2004; 911-957 2448-6531 0185-0172 spa https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1427/1275 Derechos de autor 2016 Historia Mexicana |
| spellingShingle | Jenkins Puebla Venustiano Carranza United States 19th Century Jenkins Puebla Venustiano Carranza Estados Unidos siglo XIX LaFrance, David G. Revisión del caso Jenkins: la confrontación del mito |
| title | Revisión del caso Jenkins: la confrontación del mito |
| title_alt | The Jenkins Kidnapping Revisited: Con- fronting the Myth |
| title_full | Revisión del caso Jenkins: la confrontación del mito |
| title_fullStr | Revisión del caso Jenkins: la confrontación del mito |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revisión del caso Jenkins: la confrontación del mito |
| title_short | Revisión del caso Jenkins: la confrontación del mito |
| title_sort | revision del caso jenkins la confrontacion del mito |
| topic | Jenkins Puebla Venustiano Carranza United States 19th Century Jenkins Puebla Venustiano Carranza Estados Unidos siglo XIX |
| topic_facet | Jenkins Puebla Venustiano Carranza United States 19th Century Jenkins Puebla Venustiano Carranza Estados Unidos siglo XIX |
| url | https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/1427 |
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