They were not protected by the government
The American Anti-Imperialist League was established in the United States on June 15th 1898 to battle the American annexation of the Philippines officially called is solar areas following the Spanish-American War the Anti-Imperialist League oppose annexation on economic legal and moral grounds
-Tejano: A texan of Latin American, often Mexican, descent.
-Annex: To add a territory to one's own territory.
-Decree: Official order.
-Barricade: To black off.
I think he meant he had absolute power because he has the power over all the state
The Mayans met their demise when the Spanish conquered the Mayan with the combination of superior technology and the introduction of foreign diseases. Foreign diseases such as smallpox weakened populations and were thus easier to subdue.
