The Consul General
of Mexico in Dallas
Co-sponsored by
The Consul General
of Mexico in Dallas
William P.
Clements Center for Southwest Studies,
Southern Methodist University
The Archives of
Diplomatic History of Mexico's Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
The Latino
Cultural Center
Octavio Herrera Pérez
Director of the Instituto de Investigaciones
Históricas,
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
La Zona Libre: Excepción fiscal y conformación histórica de la frontera norte de México
Thursday, November 9, 2006
6:00 pm reception.
Lecture 6:30 pm.
Latino Cultural Center
2600 Live Oak @ Good Latimer
Dallas, TX 75204
214.670.3320
The presentation will primarily be in Spanish, with some comments in English. It will put into historical context the Mexico - U.S. border commerce that is so important to both countries today.A Comment on La Zona Libre by Roberto R. Calderón, Ph.D. Department of History, University of North Texas
"La zona libre creada en la
frontera norte de México a mediados del siglo XIX y reproducida en tiempos
contemporáneos ha sido única en su género,
propósitos e historia."
(The free trade zone that has
evolved along Mexico's northern frontier since the mid-nineteenth century is
unique in its characteristics, purposes, and history.)
Hosted by:
Ambassador Enrique Hubbard, Mexico's
Consul General in Dallas
Mercedes de Vega, Director of the Archives of Diplomatic History of Mexico's
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores,
David J. Weber, Director of the William P. Clements Center
for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University,
and Alejandrina Drew, General Manager,
Latino Cultural
Center
Last updated October 31, 2006.
