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Walking a City's History: Mexico City from the Sixteenth Century to the Present
Take a street-level tour of Mexico’s capital and learn how one of the world’s most extraordinary cities has transformed over the centuries.
Walking a City’sHistory is both a richly documented panoramic view of Mexico City’s long history and an intimate essay on its social and cultural fabric. In this book, Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo uses his expertise as a historian and his talents as a storyteller to bring the city to life.
Using influential moments in Mexico City’s history from the Battle of Tenochtitlán in 1521 to the present, Tenorio-Trillo illustrates the capital’s transformations against a national and global background. Walking a City’s History offers an original, unique perspective on the social, architectural, artistic, and political dimensions of Mexico City, guided by chronicles, literary works, historical accounts, and the author’s own lifetime of walks through the city.
Walking a City’sHistory is both a richly documented panoramic view of Mexico City’s long history and an intimate essay on its social and cultural fabric. In this book, Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo uses his expertise as a historian and his talents as a storyteller to bring the city to life.
Using influential moments in Mexico City’s history from the Battle of Tenochtitlán in 1521 to the present, Tenorio-Trillo illustrates the capital’s transformations against a national and global background. Walking a City’s History offers an original, unique perspective on the social, architectural, artistic, and political dimensions of Mexico City, guided by chronicles, literary works, historical accounts, and the author’s own lifetime of walks through the city.
354 pages, Paperback
Published March 11, 2026
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August 11, 2026
Walking a City's History: Mexico City from the Sixteenth Century to the Present establishes a distinct voice within urban history and Latin American cultural scholarship. By integrating flâneur-style historical walking with rigorous spatial historiography, historian Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo constructs a scholarly narrative grounded in deep archival research while maintaining strong academic appeal.
The narrative centers on five centuries of urban transformation across Mexico City, tracing how the physical landscape, streetscapes, and public spaces evolved from the Spanish colonial conquest to the modern megalopolis. Upon examining key historical moments through the sensory and physical act of walking the metropolis, Tenorio-Trillo demonstrates how urban planning, civic identity, and everyday life intersect to shape collective memory. The central conflict relies on spatial analysis and historical evolution, balancing architectural theory, cultural geography, and sustained socio-political critique. Walking a City's History stands out as a sophisticated option for readers seeking urban history, Mexican studies, and cultural geography monographs.
The narrative centers on five centuries of urban transformation across Mexico City, tracing how the physical landscape, streetscapes, and public spaces evolved from the Spanish colonial conquest to the modern megalopolis. Upon examining key historical moments through the sensory and physical act of walking the metropolis, Tenorio-Trillo demonstrates how urban planning, civic identity, and everyday life intersect to shape collective memory. The central conflict relies on spatial analysis and historical evolution, balancing architectural theory, cultural geography, and sustained socio-political critique. Walking a City's History stands out as a sophisticated option for readers seeking urban history, Mexican studies, and cultural geography monographs.
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