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I think these are actually two different questions, but I'll answer them both.
The growth of the mestizos in New Spain represented the fusion of the indigenous and European cultures. Even though at the beginning mestizos were looked down upon by other ethnic groups (Spaniards, Indians, Africans, etc.) since they were considered a bastard race, today the majority of Mexicans are mestizos. Being mestizo is practically synonymous with being Mexican.
Juan Diego's vision of the Virgin of Guadalupe was significant because now the colony that eventually became Mexico could claim to have its own native patron saint. This facilitated the process of conversion of the natives to Catholicism.

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