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"My project examines the history of Hacienda Mirador, a settlement founded in 1830 by German émigré Carl Sartorius in eastern Mexico. Initially envisioned as a utopian refuge for exiled republican activists, Mirador evolved into a successful sugar plantation tied to Mexican liberals' efforts to foster nation-building through foreign immigration. Over time, it became a center of scientific exchange, attracting European naturalists and gaining international recognition through Sartorius’s transatlantic networks. Through the lens of global microhistory, this study explores the intersection of Mexican state-building and the scientific and commercial goals of German-speaking migrants in nineteenth-century Latin America." |
