Abstract
With geographical, historical and demographical data as a central basis, this article reviews mainly phonetical and phonological evidences about the state of the language in the sixteenth century. It denies a supposed homogeneous Spanish levelled in the Antilles and shows the importance of the Castillian and Andalusian dialects, as well as the normative weight of Toledan norms. It proves the importance of indian, black, mestizo and mulato population and sustains that Mexican Spanish acquired its character thanks to Spanish spoken by that population. To explain Mexican Spanish in both coasts, proposes the importance of isolation and black and mulato population.
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