- The Mexican nation was formed approximately 70 years ago as a fusion of Indian and modern traditions. Their conception of death has Indian and Spanish roots, while their legends of creation are Aztec and their stories of bullfights, Spanish. The institution of patronage has its roots in Spain, though its fine points are derived from conquest and the conqueror's feelings of superiority and from ethnic differences. Intermarriage in Mexico is part of Mexican heritage. It was neither brought from Spain, nor in existence among the Aztecs, but it is rather a fundamentally Mexican phenomenon that developed in Mexico - not in order to create a distinctive Mexican national identity but because it is truly Mexican. Therefore, the legend of the maiden from Guadalope Is not an Indian story that was adopted by the Mexicans, since the Mexicans on a whole have Indian blood. The fact that there aren't distinct races and ethnic groups in Mexico proves that their ethnic nationalism developed authentically. It still remains to be determined definitively, though, whether their nationalism is deep-rooted or political, since even though deep-rooted nationalism generally develops naturally and political nationalism is artificial and imposed, there is another factor that must be considered - that of age. Deep-rooted nationalism is generally particularly connected to an ancient civilization. A relatively new trend does not generally carry enough weight to have an effect on nationalism - a phenomenon linked to history. A nation would not be defined by a passing fad. Certainly a custom that is shared by a community, which has existed for a length of time that is not measurable by historical units of time, cannot be considered as defining a nation, for nationalism is essentially a historical term that can be quantified and measured - when the time comes - by the court of history. For example: the Germanic tribes that reached France and Germany, in their migrations and in the process of their settlement, do not appear to be, from a historical perspective, nations or peoples. They served a function in the process of forming a nation. Though they all originated in the same place, those who settled in France are known as Frenchmen while those who settled in Germany are known as Germans. Regarding the historical dimension that is essential for the test of nationalism, it is even reasonable, as mentioned above, to view the French and Germans as members of a common nationality, along with the Dutch, Belgians, British, Italians, and Spanish, since from a historical perspective they resemble family members who have quarreled, but who share a common culture. After all the wars between them, including two 'world wars' that truly seem more like domestic wars of Christian White man than international wars, the European nations reached the conclusion that all their internal quarrels lack relevance. Thus, it can be said that the many wars fought between the English and French, like those between the French and Germans were not expunged by the conciliation but by the conclusion that the wars lack relevance. According to this understanding, we will see that a Mexican nation exists, but that it is likely though far from certain, that it will be absorbed by an Pan-Latin American nation, the realization of a deep-rooted nationalism that can unite countries above the heads of their heads of State.