02536nam 2200601 a 450 991077812360332120220525220225.01-281-09222-397866110922210-8032-1583-5(CKB)1000000000476925(EBL)313317(OCoLC)476102014(SSID)ssj0000176614(PQKBManifestationID)11177260(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000176614(PQKBWorkID)10209604(PQKB)10274579(OCoLC)182559785(MdBmJHUP)muse11873(Au-PeEL)EBL313317(CaPaEBR)ebr10202590(CaONFJC)MIL109222(MiAaPQ)EBC313317(EXLCZ)99100000000047692520070514d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe imagined underworld[electronic resource] sex, crime, and vice in porfirian Mexico City /James Alex GarzaLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20071 online resource (233 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8032-2215-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-212) and index.Introduction -- Charting the imagined city -- The terror of Peralvillo, "El Chalequero" -- Love, betrayal, and death in the underworld -- Organized crime and the porfirian state -- Disease, decay, and the strange case of Federico Abrego and María Barrera -- Politics, corruption, and the Arnulfo Arroyo affair -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.Recounts six infamous crimes committed in nineteenth-century Mexico City and the underworld they were used to create. Examining judicial records, newspapers, government documents, and travel accounts, the author uncovers the truth behind some of nineteenth-century Mexico's most notorious criminals, including the serial killer ""El Chalequero.""CrimeMexicoMexico CityHistory19th centuryCriminalsMexicoMexico CityBiographyMexico City (Mexico)Social conditionsCrimeHistoryCriminals364.10972/5309034Garza James Alex1527619MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778123603321The imagined underworld3770615UNINA