These factors led to the creation of distinct regional hybrid subcultures and affinities that were developed along religious lines.
This quote presents how Spanish settlement had influenced and changed the development of such unique cultures and communities in different regional areas.
The Treaty established social, legal, and political boundaries, which in effect, led to the incorporation of approximately 75,000-100,000 inhabitants who had been given the option to move south across the newly drawn geopolitical border or remain in the newly conquered territory and become U.S. citizens.
This treaty had significantly changed the lives of so many Mexican residents by being placed under the U.S. laws and forming new issues relating to citizenship and boundaries.
indios, a misnaming by Columbus who erroneously believed he had landed in India
This specific quote shows how the Spanish utilized a single label that was used for many other different Indigenous groups, making it simple to control them.