Conversation so far:
What racial categories were there in Colonial-era Mexico?
The Spanish legal system divided racial groups into two basic categories, the República de Españoles, and the República de Indios.
Who did the indigenous Mexican people gain independence from?
The insurgency against the Spanish Empire was a decade-long struggle ending in 1821.
What was the casta system in Mexico?
A casta is a term to describe mixed-race individuals in Spanish America.

Question: Anything else?
Self-contained rewrite: Anything else about the casta system in Mexico?