A new social hierarchy was imposed known as the Casta system. Spanish rule set up a complex system of classification of people based on physical features in which to be of mixed-blood a Mestizo meant you were excluded from full rights as citizens and protection by the law.
Historical Note: La Malinche and Hernan Cortez had the first Mestizo in Nueva España formerly the Aztec Empire. (Paz discusses this in Sons of La Malinche chapter.
The Spanish conquest left many legacies, one of which was the social; in how definitions, attitudes changed towards different groups in particular the new group: Mestizo (someone of mixed blood, indigenous and Spanish.)
Observe your family at home and take notes on whether or not this social legacy of viewing others who look different Mestizo either European or indigenous features is favored socially or culturally in your family and or community.
Discuss your findings in 2-3 pages, MLA format