Land Title Difficulties in Mexico: A Memorandum Written in 1926

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Editor's Note: This memorandum of a manager of a Hearst hacienda in Mexico from 1922 to 1931 records an episode in the re-distribution of lands during the revolution which began in 1910. This memorandum, set down soon after the events which it records, is indicative of the methods used by revolutionary governments and officials in fulfilling their promise of land to their agrarian followers. It also illustrates the resulting confusion to business managers and the insecurity of property, especially foreign-owned. By such methods a great deal of foreign management and capital was driven out of Mexico.