On the other hand , New France captives were the constant subject of derogatory terms and ``a life of consistent , coerced , and degraded labor (Rushforth , 780 . In a larger context , systems of slave trading brought derision and division to both New Mexico and New France , albeit with different outcomes . For its part , New Mexico slave trading intensified the caste-like division between mestizos and genizaros and espanoles . Women often feared a return to their previous homes in part due to a belief...











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