5. The Lagote Amargo (Salt Lake) region of Mexico del Norte was settled by a radically multiracial Christian sect (not the Mormons as such, as no one has reported finding any metal plates in Palmyra New York) and became a center for indigena (Native) culture. It welcomed escaped slaves before the USM's abolition and freedmen afterward. I leave their doctrinal positions, history, etc., to others.
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