CH ST 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pueblo Revolt
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African slaves brought in to dominican republic and puerto rico. Caribbean islands were wiped out because of diseases. Mixing of indigenous and africans or spanish with africans. Issue of race in mexico was very complicated and mixed. Race doesn"t exist, european colonizers invent races to suggest that white races are superior. Spaniards born in colonies (criollos) seen as inferior to those born in spain. Old saying in latin america money whitens . North of central mexico (where the aztecs lived) Why did the spaniards move up north: came to find riches and gold. Coronado went to find the "7 cities of gold" in 1540. In 1849, 49ers stuck gold in ca, the ones the spaniards were looking for: spain felt that england or france would invade their colonial territory. They wanted to defend their territory in el norte (ultimate motivation) In 1598 there was an effort to establish permanent settlements in el norte.
