text:  By this lawless proceeding it was made evident to the weakest comprehension that so long as the Spaniard ruled the Mexican must remain in a state of unconditional slavery; that he could never hope to obtain a share in the management of his country; and that the act of violence of which Iturrigaray had been the victim had been solely caused by the disposition he had shown to pave the way for the gradual emancipation of the Creoles