Resumen

GAMEZ RODRIGUEZ, Moisés. Origin, protagonists and alliances: Bank of San Luis Potosi, 1897-1916. Región y sociedad [online]. 2017, vol.29, n.69, pp.249-285. ISSN 2448-4849.  https://doi.org/10.22198/rys.2017.69.a322.

This article explains the origin of banking in San Luis Potosi from the legislation in 1897, which historically represents the institutionalization and modernization of Mexican banking companies. As a starting point, it argues that financial and business profiles of those involved in the birth of Bank of San Luis Potosi and represented in the Board of Directors are important to understand the system configuration. Furthermore, the networks extended around the banking company show financial practices of Mexican economy in the last quarter of the 19th century.

Palabras llave : banking law; central banks; Bank of San Luis Potosi; Bank of Mexico; banks; banking system; finance; San Luis Potosi.