Territorial conflict and collective action in the genesis of a new municipality: San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan

Abstract

This article offers an analytical approach to territorial conflicts, considering territory as a fundamental axis as the space where identities, motivations and grievances are generated, which influence the configuration of collective actors using different repertoires of action to defend the territory. Using qualitative methodology, we analyze the Juan Corrales Group, from the community of San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan, State of Mexico, which has sustained a prolonged territorial dispute with the municipalities of Almoloya and Zinacantepec, emphasizing the last episode of the conflict that occurred in 2018. We conclude that identity is a trigger for the defense of territory.