Unnamed Spanish Authorities in Mexico
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Spanish Authorities in Mexico
Sort Name:
Unnamed Spanish Authorities in Mexico
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Middle Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Administrative
Specific Job:
Police
First Mentioned:
Origin:
Mexico
Biography:
The messenger in Light in August who tells Nathaniel Burden’s family about the "trouble" he got into in Mexico refers to the Mexicans as "them Spanish" and alludes to their animus against “white men” (244). He obviously thinks of Hispanic/Spanish as non-white, but our database follows the practice of identifying both Hispanic and Spanish racially as 'white.'
Ethnicity:
Hispanic
Individual or Group:
Group
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