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The ‘Reconquista’—Mexico’s Dream of ‘Retaking’ the Southwest |
 | | They call it the “reconquista,” Spanish for “reconquest,” and they view the millions of Mexican illegal aliens entering this country as their army of invaders to achieve that takeover. |
 | | The Span ish government, however, mounted a “re conquista” to again subject this territory to their control, the first reconquista in Amer ican history. |
 | | It took a combination of Criollos (ethnic Spaniards born in the New World), Indi ans associated with them and Mestizos (racially mixed people) to defeat Imperial Spain; but by 1821, after 38 years of struggle, they triumphed, and modern Mexico was born. |
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