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To: Ilaine who wrote (97539)	5/6/2003 2:56:59 PM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

What does being a former colony have to do with anything, when we had shaken off spanish rule ... 'colony' is not exactly the word for Nueva España, btw, the virreinato was more of a fiefdom, few spanish were ever here, and those who remained declared themselves mejicanos .... following the example of O'Donojú, whose name gives amusing evidence that he was actually irish We are the indigenous of this continent ... mestizo yes sure, well aren't all humans, when you go back a few generations .... but we have a right to be here, to not be slaughtered by your Chivingtons, so yes, that's a very good guess why we prefer the Daniel Websters to the Jeffersons and Polks who supported the slavers [edit] - here is the nub of the taking of Tejas - ' Sec. 9. All persons of color who were slaves for life previous to their emigration to Texas, and who are now held in bondage, shall remain in the like state of servitude; provided, the said slave shall be the bona fide property of the person so holding said slave as aforesaid. Congress shall pass no laws to prohibit emigrants from bringing their slaves into the republic with them, and holding them by the same tenure by which such slaves were held in the United States; nor shall congress have power to emancipate slaves; nor shall any slave holder be allowed to emancipate his or her slave or slaves without the consent of congress, unless he or she shall send his or her slave or slaves without the limits of the republic. No free person of African descent, either in whole or in part, shall be permitted to reside permanently in the republic, without the consent of congress; and the importation or admission of Africans or negroes into this republic, excepting from the United States of America, is forever prohibited, and declared to be piracy. ' texassovereignty.org .................................................................... ' Contra la esclavitud Durante el Virreinato, en toda América había esclavos. Hidalgo ordenó en Valladolid ponerlos en libertad. Después, en diciembre de 1810, promulgó en Guadalajara un bando aboliendo la esclavitud. En los Estados Unidos ésta fue suprimida hasta 1863. Aquí están los dos primeros puntos del documento de Hidalgo en Guadalajara: 1° Que todos los dueños de esclavos deberán darles la libertad, dentro del término de diez días, su pena de muerte. 2° Que cese para lo sucesivo la contribución de tributos, respecto de las castas que los pagaban, y toda exacción (exigencia de impuestos) que a los indios se les haga. ' labmultimedia.cic.ipn.mx