title: Physical stature of men in eighteenth century Mexico: evidence from Puebla.
abstract: We present a first glimpse of the mean height of men in eighteenth century Mexico based on evidence from the Revillagigedo Census of 1791-1792. Mexican men were shorter than those of Europe and North America. For example, contemporary French men were about 165 cm and US men were about 174 cm; in contrast, Mexican men were about 162 cm. Men of higher income were taller than those in the middle and lower income strata. Mestizos (a mix of whites and Indians) were shorter than the rest of the recruits belonging to other ethnic categories.
authors: Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Av. Juan de Palafox y Mendoza Núm. 208, 72000 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. agrajal@siu.buap.mx
authors: Agustín
authors: A
authors: Grajales-Porras
authors: Moramay
authors: M
authors: López-Alonso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000266:history*; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D055815:Young Adult