How were Indigenous peoples treated after Mexican independence?

Question

Indigenous peoples gained more protections than they had been given under the Spanish colonial government. Cruelty decreased and, in some ways, circumstances were better for them than during the Spanish colonial government.
Indigenous peoples gained more protections than they had been given under the Spanish colonial government. Cruelty decreased and, in some ways, circumstances were better for them than during the Spanish colonial government.

Indigenous peoples lost the protections they had been given under the Spanish colonial government. Cruelty increased and, in some ways, circumstances were worse for them than during the Spanish colonial government.
Indigenous peoples lost the protections they had been given under the Spanish colonial government. Cruelty increased and, in some ways, circumstances were worse for them than during the Spanish colonial government.

ndigenous peoples gained more protections than they had been given under the Spanish colonial government. Cruelty increased and, in some ways, circumstances were worse for them than during the Spanish colonial government.
ndigenous peoples gained more protections than they had been given under the Spanish colonial government. Cruelty increased and, in some ways, circumstances were worse for them than during the Spanish colonial government.

Answer 1

Indigenous peoples lost the protections they had been given under the Spanish colonial government. Cruelty increased and, in some ways, circumstances were worse for them than during the Spanish colonial government.