Also, in colonial Mexico, men would declare their honor by dueling other men; “Gentlemen might settle accounts of honor with a duel” (Meyer 232). Men would go as far as killing other men to achieve honor in their society. Honor was essential for a man because it earned him respect, power, and importance in their society. People of high status, who have the most honor in their society, also received a very special treatment; “Those of high social position, however, were usually spared humiliating and cruel punishment, escaping with fines or sometimes jail sentence” (Meyer 62). This was also true for people of the higher caste system. The caste system in colonial Mexico was a very complex system, which also brought honor for whoever was on the