Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-362) and index.
Contents
Racial foundations -- Racial formation: Spain's racial order -- The move north: the Gran Chichimecca and New Mexico -- The Spanish settlement of Texas and Arizona -- The settlement of California and the twilight of the Spanish period -- Liberal racial legislation during the Mexican period, 1821-1848 -- Land, race, and war, 1821-1848 -- The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the racialization of the Mexican population -- Racial segregation and liberal policies then and now.