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To: topher
It is also worth noting that the events described in the original post were a major turning point in the development of Mexico as a Catholic nation. Until 1531, Mexico was clearly divided into classes of wealthy Catholic Spaniards and the poor Indians who were often exploited by the ruling class. The fact that Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to a poor Indian instead of a wealthy Spaniard caused some monumental soul-searching among the people in the upper class, and the lives of the Mexicans of Indian descent improved almost immediately.
24 posted on 10/16/2001 10:59:57 PM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: Alberta's Child
Until 1531, Mexico was clearly divided into classes of wealthy Catholic Spaniards and the poor Indians who were often exploited by the ruling class."

You misspelled "2001". Not that there's much chance of it stopping this year, of course.

42 posted on 10/17/2001 2:43:03 AM PDT by Don Joe
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