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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

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What groups made up the class system in Spanish America?

1) The upper class is the Peninsulares (they were born in Spain). 2) Next were the Creoles, people born in Americas that have parents born in Spain. 3) Mestizos, people with Spanish and Native American parents. 4) Native Americans in poverty. 5) African slaves.


What are creoles?

The word "Creole" refers to a category of languages that are a combination of 2 completely different languages. There are more than 100 different creole languages spoken in the world today. The most common creoles are English-based, French-based, and Spanish based creoles. People who speak creole languages are sometimes called creoles.


What type of language are Creoles?

Creoles are a cross between two or more languages. Most start out as pidgins, but become creoles when they are standardized and have native speakers. There are hundreds of Creole languages all over the world.


Were a majority of the viceroys who served in colonial Spanish America Creoles?

No, a majority of the viceroys who served in colonial Spanish America were not Creoles. The majority were typically Peninsulares, which referred to individuals who were born in Spain and held higher social status compared to the Creoles, who were people of Spanish descent but born in the Americas. Peninsulares were granted more political power and opportunities for high-ranking positions in the colonial government.


What are the key differences between dialects and creoles in language?

Dialects are variations of a language spoken in a specific region or by a particular group of people, while creoles are new languages that develop when different languages mix together. Dialects retain many features of the original language, while creoles often have simplified grammar and vocabulary from multiple languages.

Related Questions

What were the four levels of spanish colonial society?

1. Peninsulares 2. Creoles 3. Mestizos 4. Mulattos


Name the classes of spanish colonial society?

Peninsulares, Creoles, mestizos, Native American


What are the four social classes of the law of the indies?

peninsulares creoles mestizos indians


What does peninsulas creoles mestizos have in common?

They were all social classes in colonial Latin America


Creoles Mestizos Peninsulares and Mulattoes?

They were the 4 classes established in to the native Americans AFTER the Europeans arrived in South America.


What was the upper class of Latin American society?

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Which region colonial class structure included peninsulares creoles and mestizos?

Latin America


What are the different classes of society in New Spain?

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


What are the 5 social classes set up in the Spanish Colonies?

In the Spanish Colonies, the social classes were structured as follows: peninsulares (those born in Spain), creoles (those of Spanish descent born in the colonies), mestizos (mixed-race individuals), Native Americans, and enslaved Africans.


What are the Creoles and mestizos?

a mestizo is a person with Indian and Spanish background. People who had no Spanish ancestors such as Indians and Africans, held the lowest position in this society


Which inspired Latin American revolutionaries.?

The French Revolution The Enlightenment The American Revolution Heavy taxes, lack of independence of states and Creoles and Mestizos having grown disconnected with Spanish role. victories in the french and indian war.


Peninsulares stood atop the social hierarchy?

Yes they did stand at the top of the hierarchy. The Latin american hierarchy went: Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattos, Native Americans and Africans.