LOS HIDALGOS DE BORLENA: A TRANSATLANTIC HISTORY OF A SPANISH FAMILY S MIGRATION TO THE CITY OF PUEBLA MEXICO AND ITS IMPACT ON THEIR HOMETOWN IN SPAIN (1816-1913)

During the nineteenth century a transatlantic migration took place between the valley of Toranzo in Spain and the city of Puebla, Mexico. The relocation of Spaniards comprised both a chain and circular migration that involved moving to Puebla from Spain, and in some cases, returning to their home province with the capital they had accumulated through the exploitation of textile mills and agricultural enterprises. The first migratory movement involved the G?mez de Rueda siblings who journeyed between the years of 1838 and 1858. The second migratory movement involved kinsmen from the Spanish hamlet: the Mart?nez-Conde siblings and the Gonz?lez de Collantes brother?s. Most of the immigrants built important capitals in Puebla?s pre-revolutionary history (1910-1917) and returned to Cantabria after making their fortune in the Western Hemisphere, reinvesting some of the profits by improving the hamlet whence they had departed. The article takes a micro-historical approach, which explores a group of vecino?s regional and familial network's impact on the place of departure and the destination.