KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW ABOUT MOORS!! Foundational Mexican Legal Records Preserving Spanish-Era Persons

1. Plan of Iguala (1821)

Legal significance
This is the constitutional foundation of Mexican independence.

Key provision

All inhabitants of New Spain were declared Mexicans, regardless of:

caste

color

former Spanish classifications

Why this matters

Persons previously classified under Spanish law as:

morisco

morisca

negro de nación were not stripped of status

They were collectively naturalized as Mexican nationals

This is the first compliance bridge between Spain and Mexico.