El Gran Canal
Channeling State Power and Modernity in Late 19th Century Mexico
3:00 pm –
4:30 pm
Location:
Andrews Hall
Room: 228 (Dudley Bailey Library)
In 1900, the Mexican government inaugurated a massive public works project to start the new century, the Gran Canal, a drainage system designed to prevent flooding in Mexico City and control the waters of the basin’s ancient lakes.