[Transcript of essay concerning Mexican independence from the Spanish, [November 1, 1829]] Page: 2 of 4
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Spaniards that instead of expecting friends amongst the -Mitical
parties of Mexicao, they will meet a nation of freemen firmly united and
resolved to die rather than yMld one jot to their ancient oppressors.
Ther^probably never was a people on eapth more generally united on
any one subject thah the Mexicans are in opposition and hatred to the
Spaniards-—^his hostility has greatly Increased since the year 1822,
owing partly to the intrigues of the Spaniards who remained in the nation,
and their efforts to create confusion and conspiracies, which finally
caused their expulsion; and partly to the obstinacy of Ferdinand in re-
fusing %o acknowledge Mexican Independence^,
At that time (1823) Mexico was lost to the mother country for ever,
and it would seem as th sound policy required a prompt recognition of
her independeeee, for by that act Spain might have secured nearly the
whole of the Mexican commerce. The habits of the people would naturally
have inclined the to give the preference to Spanish merchandise and to
Spanish merchants for they never bad been accustomed to any other, added
to which a similarity of Religion and language would have had great
weighty ant thay Spain might have derived almost as much advantage ^
from Mexico, as she did in the days of h%r despotic dominion, for h^r
commercial profits would not have been changed with the enormous ex-
pence of keeping up the Spanish powor in^his country, and which in
some years haw exceeded the income; to say nothing of the immense loss
of men in the numerous army that was necessary to garrison the wholt
of New Spain. The best interestspf the Spanish people have been thus
sacrificed by the obstinacy of their King. How long the Spaniards will
submit to such abject subjection to the will of one man, it is impos-
sible to say—They appear to have lost all energy and all eonce of their
duty to themselycs, or they ^ould rise in mass, and replacc the Const!-
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[Transcript of essay concerning Mexican independence from the Spanish, [November 1, 1829]], text, November 1, 1829; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth216623/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.