Mexico City Poor House

Latin America's largest welfare institution, the Hospicio de Pobres, was founded in 1774 as the centerpiece of a bold experiment to eliminate begging and reform the poor. Reflecting contemporary European attempts to discipline the poor, the Mexico City Poor House was ...

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