Hello sir I would like to start off by reminding you that I am one of the Peninsulares. I have traveled far from Spain where I was born on the Iberian Peninsula. In fact in my lifetime,I have journeyed all the way to the Americas. While some may call me Gachupín, or Chapetón, my people will always be known as the superior group to the criollos because they are not from the mother country. We have been lucky my friend to be honored with the highest social status in New Spain. We value as a race, all things royal and our social status because of the horrible view people have developed of the Spaniards based on gossip of intermarriage and the deep seeded perceptions of origin and race. We view the world as a sort of a mission field and work to maintain status and purity of race. We are a people of great pride therefore dear friend I am sorry to inform you that although you wish me to marry off my daughter I cannot agree, for you are a mestizos and are not suited for one of the white elite. While this may be hard for you to understand I hope that you have been reminded of who the Peninsulares are, what we do, where we came from and what we stand for.
Best wishes,
Senor Yucatan
http://www.nps.gov/saan/historyculture/history3spaniards.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/449909/peninsular
Good job of identifying the worldview of this group who identified fully with their "pure" Spanish heritage.
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