Gracias al Sacar
Gracias al Sacar (literally "Thanks for Entitlement") was a legal mechanism instituted by the Spanish Crown in 1795 that allowed colonial subjects of mixed ancestry to obtain official documentation elevating their racial classification. == Origins and legal framework == According to the Diccionario Panhispánico del Español Jurídico (2023), gracias al sacar was classified under "administrative procedure." Historian Ann Twinam argues that the ideology behind what she terms "purchasing whiteness" emerged during the Bourbon Reforms, when the Spanish Crown sought to raise revenue and reinforce loyalty among the wealthy mixed-race population.