They were the 4 classes established in to the native Americans AFTER the Europeans arrived in South America.
Peninsulares, Creoles, mestizos, Native American
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peninsulares creoles mestizos indians
At the top of the Spanish-American society were the peninsulares or europeos.Creoles were below the peninsulares. Below that were the mestizos. Next were the native americans, and the enslaved free blacks, and slaves were at the bottom of the social ladder.
1. Peninsulares 2. Creoles 3. Mestizos 4. Mulattos
Latin America
Yes they did stand at the top of the hierarchy. The Latin american hierarchy went: Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattos, Native Americans and Africans.
1) Peninsulares 2) Creoles 3) Mestizos 4) Maulattoes 5) Native Americans
There are actually four Social Structures of New Spain. They are:The Peninsulares wealthy and born in SpainThe Creoles Born in America but have spanish parents ; wealthy and well educatedThe Mestizos Born as Indian and spanish(mixed) worked in well services;owned bye creoles and peninsularesThe Indians are treated like they're conquered , not able to do many things
The creoles resented the peninsulares because while they both had the same rights, the king did not appoint creoles to top positions in government or the Church
The four social classes in the Spanish colonies were peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, and Indians.
the creoles were people of Spanish blood who were born and raised in Latin America and the mestizos where a large class of people of mixed race