They were white people of Spanish, French and Portuguese ancestry known as creole or criollo.
They were white people of Spanish, French and Portuguese ancestry known as creole or criollo.
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, divided the Americas between Spain and Portugal. This led to the establishment of distinct spheres of influence for each country in the New World. The treaty influenced the subsequent colonial expansion and settlement patterns of European powers in the Americas.
The Colonial Era started with the first European Colonists to the Americas. Before that time there was very little contact between Europe and the Americas. The American continents were occupied by the Native American population.
Americans by birth and European law in Latin America in 1819 would likely belong to the upper class or aristocracy, as they would have been born in the Americas but still subject to European colonial laws and privileges. This would typically include landowners, government officials, and individuals with European ancestry who held positions of power and influence in society.
Colonial and European merchants
For the Europeans it was easier to take over the Americas because of their upper hand with immunity to diseases, and their superior weaponry.
The European Kingdom of the Netherlands was Suriname's colonial ruler.Specifically, Suriname is located in northern South America whereas the Netherlands is a northern European country. But the Dutch had an interest in participating in the European scramble for trading colonies in Africa, the Americas and Asia. They therefore colonized key parts of the Americas, where they ended up trading their New Amsterdam colony in modern-day New York for the English colony in Suriname.
The Quakers had the best relations with the natives during the colonial era.
The primary causes of European migration to the Americas were economic opportunities, religious freedom, and the desire for political autonomy. The effects included the decimation of indigenous populations, the establishment of colonial systems, and the transatlantic slave trade, which brought millions of Africans to the Americas under brutal conditions.
Colorado had no involvement in the British Colonial history of the Americas.
The correct list of social classes in colonial Latin America from highest to lowest would typically be: peninsulares (those born in Spain), creoles (those of Spanish descent born in the Americas), mestizos (people of mixed European and indigenous descent), indigenous peoples, African slaves, and mulattos (people of mixed European and African descent).
Five countries fought for control of the Americas during the colonial era: France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Britain. All had a presence in North America except for Portugal, which stayed in the south.