Vavilov, a Soviet Darwinist in Mexico

botanical project, and tireless traveler. Despite the fact that his work is fundamental in ethnobotany, agronomy, and genetics, and that he has vis-ited Mexico on two separate occasions, he has received little attention in Mexican scientific historiography. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to analyze the following: the fundamental aspects of this fi gure, the worldwide infl uence of the Vavilovian project, and the impact of his two visits to Mexico in 1930 and 1932–1933.