After the independence from Spain in 1821 and the secularization of the coastal missions by the Mexican government in 1834, the indigenous population suffered a much more drastic decrease in population which has been characterized by numerous sources as a genocide.
The indigenous population suffered a much more drastic decrease in population. This was after the independence from Spain in 1821 by the Mexican government in 1834. This was after the independence from the secularization of the coastal missions by the Mexican government in 1834. This population has been characterized by numerous sources as a genocide.