HIST 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Constitution Of Mexico, Frida Kahlo, Pemex

• School: McGill University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 360
• Professor: Catherine Le Grand

Document Summary

Mexican rev clip, summary of mex rev as in last class. Mexican constitution of 1917, still the const today. Good ag land is to b put to use, not hoarded by elites. Govt has right to expropriate unused land. Restrictions on foreign capital--no ownership of subsoil. Subsurface resources belong to govt, can be leased but not given away. Questions abt whether reforms will/can b put into effect. Mexican mural movement--diego rivera (husband of frida kahlo) Considered the one who actually implemented const.