Españoles, mulatos y filipinos en la Real Universidad de México. Debates y disputas por el acceso a las aulas en el siglo xvii

The social change in New Spain was also reflected in the students of the Royal University of Mexico. Although this was originally planned for the Spanish, mainly, in the seventeenth century other groups were present. Mulattoes, Indians and Filipinos demanded major studies and degrees, in the search to improve their living conditions and the social advancement of their families. This aspiration was rejected by intolerant sectors of Spaniards, causing rejections from students and various controversies that the university leaders had to resolve