| Resumo: | In this historical note, Robert J. Knowlton seeks to clarify the meaning of the word "ejido" because of confusion and difierences in writers' use of the term. He also reviews government acts and federal court cases involving the ejido, in order to place it in the larger context of nineteenth century village land legislation. The meaning of "ejido" differed between Spain and México and within México between Spanish and Indian towns, and there were differences in ejido land usage, as well. In the nineteenth century, prior to the Porfirian period, ejidos were generally excluded from efforts to individualize village communal lands. lnconststent application of the laws characterized the actions of officials and judges. Furthermore, defects in the Iegislation and villagers' opposition to division of Iands protracted the partition process. Knowlton doubts that the liberals' hoped for economic and social benefits from partition outweighed the costs for the typical villager.
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