Hispanic speaking people . This change had a tremendous effect on the old settlers some of their lands were distributed among the new dwellers through deceitful way , some had lost theirs and ended as beggars , tenants , and others committed crimes in to survive . Therefore , in the eyes of the indigenous Californios , the influx of the Americans was a grave offense on their part , a violation of their rights , and manipulation of their ignorance for the sake of the whites . Footnotes 1...











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