Definition and context of term in Civil Records San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco
Page 170 (of 176) in the Civil Birth Records for San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco, the following entry refers to "indio" but I cannot determine if it says "no indio" or "ni indio" . . .
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Hi Roxanne,
I also found the term "no indigena" in Nayarit and Jalisco civil registrations. Also, I believe that the opposite term was "matriculado," to refer to indigenous individuals; I've also seen "de los antes llamados indios." This I know because a family who was previously called "indios" was (after the independence) called "matricullados del pueblo."
My hope is that after the independence everyone was considered "ciudadanos" of the new nation, and had done away with the caste attributions. But apparently, some still felt a need to continue making the determination. (?)
Saludos,
Claudia
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I do not know what to tell you about the exact meaning of that term. As you said literally means no indigenous, but why it was use it in this period of time is something I do not know. And I see it odd.I fund a study about "indigenismo en el Occidente de Mexico" It means in Jalisco, Michoacan, etc. that could be a clue about why government started to use the term "no indio" but I am not sure about it.
These are the link and the quote about it
http://www.redinterlocal.org/IMG/pdf_rojas-indigenas_occ_mex.pdf
Es importante remarcar que durante la restauración de la República Federal en 1867, los liberales emprendieron una feroz guerra contra la institución de la comunidad indígena, que influyó formalmente en la abolición de la tierra comunal y de los sistemas locales de autoridad. De manera concomitante, se reforzó la carga negativa del término indio, que incluso fue borrado del lenguaje forense.
Si bien ciertos discursos oficiales ensalzaban el glorioso pasado prehispánico y
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No indigena