Home and Revolution: Housing and Social Policy in Aguascalientes in the 1930s

Abstract

This article explores how social housing in Aguascalientes during the 1930s reflected the political, social, and economic transformations following the Mexican Revolution. Drawing on local sources—newspapers, notarial records, and government plans—it examines the drive of the National Revolutionary Party (PNR), demographic growth linked to the agricultural and commercial sectors, and the consolidation of housing policies. It investigates land-use interventions and urban planning, the connection between housing and institutions such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), and the impact of sanitation and service infrastructure. Thus, social housing emerges not only as a functional good but also as a symbol of aspirations, inequalities, and the city’s modernization.