Abstract
The paper addresses the role of the National Irrigation Commission and the Secretary of Hydraulic Resources, the first as a builder, and then both as contractors and supervisors in the construction of dams La Angostura and Alvaro Obregón (Oviáchic), on the Yaqui River, and the Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (Mocúzari), on the Mayo River, in the state of Sonora, Mexico, for agricultural use in the Yaqui and Mayo valleys . Its impact on the environment is also studied .
Translated title of the contribution | The great hydraulics in the yaqui and mayo rivers, sonora, 1936-1957 |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 715-747 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Anuario de Estudios Americanos |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
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