Abstract

ARANA LOPEZ, Gladys Noemi. Readings and Questions Around the Topographic Map of Merida 1864-1867. Solitary Construction of a Local History. Apuntes [online]. 2013, vol.26, n.1, pp.150-169. ISSN 1657-9763.

The main objective of this paper was to make a reading of a nineteenth century topographic map, considering that: a) The map is the territory, implying that a representation is made according to its own conventions of geosciences at the time in question; b) The map is not the territory, but only a picture of it in paper, where there are different sets of cultural codes and symbols; and finally, c) The territory is the map (plan) and therefore should be known from what is represented. The study took place in the plan of the region known as the Salazar Ilarregui, officially called Plano topográfico de la Ciudad de Mérida. ,This is the first known plan of the city, drawn at the time of Maximilian of Hapsburg's empire. To truly understand this plan, a mix of documentary sources and graphs were studied. This helped to contrast some assertions made previously, and to raise new questions regarding the document. The continuity of this work presents many opportunities, since from it you can study the dynamics of urban growth, densities, architectural patterns and pre-existing architectural or urban continuities in relation to the present, among many other possibilities.

Keywords : plan; historic city; urban; Mexican national history; architecture; Urban development-History-Mexico; Mexican architecture-Social; historiography.

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