El siglo de oro del desagüe de México (1607-1691), en Obras hidráulicas en América colonial, Madrid, CEHOPU, 1993, pp. 53-65. The drainage of the lakes of the valley of Mexico City is one of the greatest public works carried out by the Spanish in America. Financial, material and human means placed at the disposal of its leaders make that the 17th century seems the Gold Century of Desagüe. If one takes into account the impact which it had on the indigenous societies of the New Spain, this Pharaonic work would deserve to belong to the inheritance of Humanity, just like the mines of Potosí.
El siglo de oro del desagüe de México (1607-1691), en Obras hidráulicas en América colonial, Madrid, CEHOPU, 1993, pp. 53-65. The drainage of the lakes of the valley of Mexico City is one of the greatest public works carried out by the Spanish in America. Financial, material and human means placed at the disposal of its leaders make that the 17th century seems the Gold Century of Desagüe. If one takes into account the impact which it had on the indigenous societies of the New Spain, this Pharaonic work would deserve to belong to the inheritance of Humanity, just like the mines of Potosí.
El siglo de oro del desagüe de México (1607-1691), en Obras hidráulicas en América colonial, Madrid, CEHOPU, 1993, pp. 53-65. The drainage of the lakes of the valley of Mexico City is one of the greatest public works carried out by the Spanish in America. Financial, material and human means placed at the disposal of its leaders make that the 17th century seems the Gold Century of Desagüe. If one takes into account the impact which it had on the indigenous societies of the New Spain, this Pharaonic work would deserve to belong to the inheritance of Humanity, just like the mines of Potosí.