It was precisely this quality of hispanization that made the mestizo seem dangerous to the Spanish. A Chinese mestizo of Chinese cultural outlook could not persuade the hispanized, proCatholic indio to join him in revolt. A pro-Catholic, hispanized mestizo, living close to the indio, could.But why would a mestizo want to revolt against Spanish rule? Under it he had enjoyed prosperity and a certain prestige. But that very prosperity and prestige might serve to whet appetites for still richer prizes — ones that exceeded the opportunities allowed by Spanish policy. In that case, the mestizo was as likely as the indio to revolt.