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Just a random idea, cultural-ethnical make up of Mexico.

The spanish colonials, after noticing that apparently natives made 'lousy' slaves, they brought black slaves from Africa over good portions of the whole Spanish america, no? But from what I got, Mexico had not a lot, and they and descendants got assimilated in the 'melting pot', so to speak.

So, divergence...in modern Mexico, but feels free to discuss beyond it. How to have a sizably more portion-% of mexicans be eitheir african-mexicans so to speak (perhaps a separate identity emerging, like in USA and Brazil), or to at the minimum make it a more important part of the mixing bloods around. AND all the ramifications and consequences of it, like racial-social issues, an afro-mexican distinct culture maybe, the interactions between amerindians and the afro-mexicans, etc...

Could there be some existing or potential industries, or a plantation systems, need more slaves?

War around the hispanosphere ending that a Mexico gain perhaps Haiti-the whole Island, Cuba, etc?

Fugitive US slaves got granted a whole and open asylum?

Any ideas?
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