SUMMARY VIOLENCE AND ETHNICITY IN THE CASTE WAR OF YUCATÁN
The caste of war of Yucatan took place in the 19the century; it resulted in rural uprisings in Mexico. Additionally the lower classes individuals mostly the Maya speakers in Mexico supported these war. According to history, this was a very traumatic event in this area. It is evident from the article that after the 1847-1848 success the rebelled went to the southern part of the peninsula for the retreat here they developed independence politics. After these, there were frequent outbreaks of violence and series of war which took an extended period.
According to my perception did like the idea that the Yucatan elites perceived the casting war being a resistance that is full of barbarism and stubbornness and they never need progress or civilization in India. This was had ethnic liberation. The government forces frequently attacked the rebellion. Yucatan elites saw the Caste War as stubborn resistance of Indian barbarians against progress and civilization. The war triggered ethnic-based relationship among the rebels the Yucatan peninsula. The caste war was not an armed war of an existing ethnic group as in the modern era there are several Maya ethnic groups in western and northern areas for Yucatan that do not perceive the rebels being freedom fighters of India ( Gabbert 3).
There was social based categorization in Yucatan, these shows that the population remained divided, and it was the case after Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821. This was believed to be a war between the whites and Indians. The article claims that there was the social composition of the enmity parties, Yucatan politicians, the press and intellectuals were having no worries on insurgents. They believed that there was a war based on race between Maya and the whites (Gabbert 5).
The article shows there were Rebels’ Adversaries since many people from lower class the Mayas did not support the rebels and that’s why the state was having more possibility of controlling the northern and western region as compared to other parts of Yucatan. I liked the fact that these region had an active military, roads, and government institutions. Meaning there were better living conditions. The Maya or Indians were forming part of the rebels they were not acceptable since they were members of the Maya speaking group the nation Indian roles was neglected when treating the insurgents (Gabbert 7).
According to the article I this society there were war and ethnogenesis, but as per the report in 1853, their violence stopped. In the southern and western region of the peninsula is the rebels isolated themselves. These natives could not differentiate between the Maya and Spanish surnames yucatan elitessome white had adopted the language, costume, and customs of the region the only difference was their physical appearance.
The article highlights that there are many significant methodological generalizations on the ethnicity. Social classification is associated with ethnicity categorization. Interaction on a daily basis results to daily interaction in Yucatan(Gabbert 12). The social identification of Masewalob and Indio was legally defined status in the colonial era.
social categorization was established through taking a starting point and not people as it determines people interactions on a daily basis such as dress code, occupation, language, and phenotypes mostly in among the indies. On the other hand, the Spanish elites mostly considered Indian as a peasant (Gabbert 1-2). I believe that I could change the society through introduction of policies aimed removing the social classes and making each individual feel a sense of belong in the society, ether and Indian or whites .
In conclusion, the castle war is not a liberation war of any known ethnic group and their oppressors. It was started as a civil war involving the, and vicinos these rebels are currently the Maya community. They had integrated of diverse people from several ancestors.