U.S.-Mexico Agrarian Expropriation Records, 1934-1940

From 1934 to 1940, the dataset likely contains historical text and records related to the expropriation of American-owned agricultural property in Mexico under President Lázaro Cárdenas. It covers the redistribution of approximately 45 million acres, including 3 million acres from over 300 American farmers and businesses, valued between $19 million and $102 million. The data was authored by John J. M. Dwyer and sourced from the paperswithcode platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze the scale and value of land redistribution based on the described acreage and monetary figures.
• Study the impact of the Good Neighbor Policy based on the described diplomatic notes and historical context.
• Research the profiles of affected landowners based on the described categories of individual farmers, agribusinesses, and speculators.

Strengths

• Covers a specific, well-documented historical event with quantified land redistribution (45 million acres).
• Includes specific financial estimates for expropriated American property ($19M-$102M).
• Describes the scope of affected entities (over 300 American farmers and businesses).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal and source bias inherent to paperswithcode.

Provenance

Source

John J. M. Dwyer via paperswithcode

Time Range

1934-1940

Geography

Mexico, United States