Imagining socialisms in southeastern Mexico: Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Bartolomé García Correa and Yucatán’s Maya majority, 1915–1923

Mexico’s first significant socialist party was founded in the southeastern state of Yucatán in 1916. Most of its members were Indigenous, but few of its leaders were. This article explores the careers of Felipe Carrillo Puerto (1874–1924), the most influential governor elected by the party, and his protégé and eventual successor, Bartolomé García Correa (1893–1978). It focuses on how Indigeneity shaped their distinct ideas of socialism and how this helps us understand why Carrillo Puerto is still celebrated today but García Correa is forgotten.