Del entusiasmo a la desilusión: parcialidades indígenas y soberanía colectiva en la Ciudad de México a través de los escritos de tres intelectuales indígenas, 1812-1827

The Spanish Constitution of 1812 recognized indigenous Americans as Spanish citizens. As a result, some Nahua intellectuals in Mexico City celebrated the civic achievements of the Spanish Constitution and the possibility of being recognized as original inhabitants and legitimate owners of their properties. However, during the first decades of the Mexican independent government, these hopes diminished. This essay analyzes three brief works of indigenous authorship to explore their positions concerning the creation of the Cadiz Constitution, the conflicts in Spain, the independence process, and liberal principles, and how, in light of these concepts, they interpreted the 1824 law of land redistribution for the indigenous parcialidades in Mexico City.