Beating a dog to death: resource management, food scarcity, and Mexico City's canine massacre during the Enlightenment, 1790–1821.
From 1790 to 1821, the authorities of Mexico City led an extensive campaign to rid the streets of the presence of dogs. They ordered the guardafaroles (watchmen) to kill any canine they encountered at night, leading to the slaughter of tens of thousands of dogs. Historians have often explained these...
| Publicado en: | Colonial Latin American Review Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 269 - 293 |
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