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peninsular
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a person who was born in Spain but who lived in Mexico after the Spanish took control.
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criollo
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a person born in Mexico whose parents were born in Spain.
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mestizo
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a person of mixed European and Native American ancestry.
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encomienda
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a system that the rulers of Spain established in Mexico, under which Spanish men recieved a Native America village to oversee and gain tribute.
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Father Miguel Hidalgo
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gave a fiery speech urging them to throw off Spanish rule. Mexican frredom fighter in 1810 who led his people an in uprising and he was captured and executed, but the revolution did not die.
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Treaty of Guadolupe Hidalgo
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a treaty that the United states forced Mexico to sign in 1846 giving Mexico's northern lands to the United States. From 1846-1848. The Mexican war.
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