Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 after ending years of continuous war against colonial imposition and crimes by the invaders. The war against Spain drained Mexico which contributed to neglect its Northern territories known today as the “united states southwest.” The original name of that land is Aztlan and Chicano descendants from the original inhabitants still use that name today.
While Mexico was at war against Spain, large numbers of white colonists, cattleman, adventures, and mercenaries, were coming from other parts of North America that had been already invaded and occupied, looking for land and gold they could find and obtain by any means. These mercenaries fixed their eyes and interest in what is today “texas,” placed themselves in land plots, and later enlarged their population so that by the year 1835 there were more whites foreigners than native Mexicans in the area. In 1836 the white foreigners occupied most of the territory by force, declared “independence,” and called the stolen lands “republic of texas.” This bandit action caused the war between Mexico and the “unites states” for the first time until its end when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed between the two countries on February 2, 1848. Mexico lost not only the land the whites called “texas” but subsequently the rest of the Northern territories which eventually became part of the whole mass land known today as the “united states southwest.”
The territories that Mexico lost are bigger than Germany and France combined and are considered to be among the richest in the world where an abundance of gold was found after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed.
The native Mexicans were forced to become “united states” citizens or leave the land one year after the Treaty was signed. As a result of the invader’s law thousands of Native Mexicans left but the great majority stayed and were forced to become “united states” citizens.
Throughout the development of the so-called “republic of texas” the war against Mexicans was made of grave crimes. The well-known Philosopher and Historian Jose Vacsconcelos wrote that one reason whites perpetrated horrible crimes against Mexicans, was because they belived in the concept known as “manifest destiny” which in practice meant to “kill all the Mexicans and take Mexico.” History has registered thousands of grotesque crimes against Mexicans in that part of the American Continent, but more outstanding for having similarities with the grave crimes by whites in Central and South America, are those related to taken men by force of arms out of their homes to be murdered, then the white killers would return to the homes and rape women and little girls, murder them, set the homes on fire, and kill all the animals. The historian Jose Vascocelos also wrote that Mexicans used to refer to whites who committed the crimes as “drunken bandits, fornicators, devils vomited from hell, and monsters who defy the laws of nature; they are men with dirty beards, ignorant, shameless, stinking, with their hats thrown towards the back, thirsty for the wish of stealing our lands and wealth, and for raping our beautiful young ladies.” That reference is still valid today.
The Author and Sociologist Stan Steiner wrote in his book entitled La Raza de Bronze that “the massacres throughout the ‘texas’ border was truly incredible, as most whites had turned into cold blooded killers, totally degenerate, spreading terror all along the territory killing people only because they were Mexicans, calling them ‘stupid greasers’ before murdering them.” The Author also wrote in his book about a season called “Mexican hunting” in which the biggest and most incredible crimes were committed against Mexicans by white men, while no punishment was imposed on the killers for their crimes, since no judge or jury would dare to condemn whites for murdering Mexicans. “In reading reports by authorities it feels as if there was indeed a season for real hunting along the border in those days,” wrote the Author.
According to other historians who specialize in “southwest” history, the violence against Mexicans had reached such crisis proportions that the Secretary of State forced the Governor of the area to take severe measures in order to protect Mexicans from white violence in “texas” and in other parts of the “southwest.” It was generally known but not “officially” admitted that racism was embedded in the violence against Mexicans and as a result, Mexico refused to become a member of the League of Nations arguing that the written agreements did not provide guarantees on racial equality between whites and Mexicans. The documents were declared to be racist.
In an attempt to explain the criminal behavior of whites against Mexicans, a Journalist named Manuel Ugarte wrote in the El Heraldo newspaper during May of 1900 the following:
“The irreconcilable opposition between the white and Mexican Communities is presented very vivid and obvious in the hard and indifferent white character; they are falsely arrogant, defy nature, seek to impose the mark of competition, individualism,and blind selfish ambition to possess; like Romans in times of triumph, they want to have as personal servants Chinese, Mexicans, indians, and negros to pick up the left overs from their banquets as payment for the work of sub-alternates.”
It is very interesting to note that even though all of that relates to the past history nothing seems to have changed fundamentally if we look at the reality of the world in general, and the attitudes and actions of whites towards La Raza.
One historical fact related to the present political, social, and economic reality of La Raza en general, is that which Historian and Sociologist Frank Olmstead points out very accurately in his book entitled The Destiny of a Continent. In that book the Author wrote about the great tragedy suffered by Mexicans during history and what could happen if an attempt was made to establish mutual harmony between whites and Mexicans. He wrote the following eloquent explanation of a reality:
“Between whites and Mexicans there is now and always will be an inevitable antagonism based purely on racial bias on the part of whites, that will prevent any healthy human relations of personal character if both would seek to join. The vulgar white mix of hypocritical puritanism and bandolerism that distinguish their majority, does not adopt so that the two can associate in real harmony. The majority of whites think of Mexicans and other Raza as being stupid, ignorant, effervescing, lazy, fanatics, greasers, and full of stupid passion for love. The whites also think of Mexicans and other Raza as idolatrous, manipulated by priests, and racially do not see or think of them as white. Consequently, as a result of the whites' state of mind, they treat Mexicans and other Raza with disrespect, insolence, and when they can, with injustice.”
This description of the whites mentality towards Mexicans and other Raza is not necessarily applicable only to the past. That sick mentality is still prevaling nowadays and is the root of most social problems imposed on all Raza.
Based on the whites problem related to their state of mind and attitudes towards La Raza in general, the social formation to which our people were subjected, through crimes before and after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, is clearly the root of present day racial discrimination and other social ills affecting all of us. The history in that part of the American Continent when in 1848 the North of Mexico became the “united states southwest” gave an accumulation of racial, sentimental, political, and ideological elements that now form well-defined characteristics that should be manifested through trascending acts on behalf of the history of not only Mexico, but of Native America in general. The historical duty of all Raza is to recover the land stolen by whites through the comission of grave crimes for the purpose of creating this unjust capitalist and imperialist class system.
from Comrade Xochipilli, "Division Europe" (Villista National Liberation Front).
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