CH ST 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Thirteen Colonies, Pueblo Revolt
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In addition to the spanish discovering mexico, they also introduced african slaves into the caribbean which becomes dominican republic, puerto rico, etc. The indigenous people were not officially treated as slaves but they were exploited. their population decreased so the spanish needed more labor which means bringing in african slaves. Issue of race in mexico is very complicated. there are different groups such as spanish, The concept of race is an invention for the purpose of defining that certain races are. German, african, and the indigenous. superior. hierarchy of race based on pigmentation. There is some fluidity in the hierarchy which is different from the english colonies which is if you have one drop of african, then you are not white compared to spanish colonies which has mobility. Colony of mexico extended from central america to the border of oregon. why.
