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The term used in Latin America to describe Latin Americans born in Spain is "espaƱoles" or "espaƱoles nacidos en EspaƱa". It simply means "Spaniards" or "Spaniards born in Spain."
Peninsulares: the ruling class in colonial Latin America consisting of native born Spaniards and PortugueseCreoles: people of Spanish or Portuguese descent born in Latin America
Creoles
American-born Spaniards are often referred to as Spanish-Americans or Spanish-Americans born in the United States.
People of Spanish descent who were born and raised in Latin America are known as "criollos" or "creoles." They are the descendants of Spanish colonizers who settled in the region during the colonial period. This group played a significant role in shaping the culture, politics, and identity of Latin American countries.
The term used in Latin America to describe Latin Americans born in Spain is "espaƱoles" or "espaƱoles nacidos en EspaƱa". It simply means "Spaniards" or "Spaniards born in Spain."
Peninsulares: the ruling class in colonial Latin America consisting of native born Spaniards and PortugueseCreoles: people of Spanish or Portuguese descent born in Latin America
Peninsulares.
Criolios were people of full Spanish descent born in the Americas or Philippines. Peinsulars were Spanish-born Spaniards residing in the New World or the Spanish East Indies. These terms were used in the colonial caste system of Spanish America and the Spanish Philippines.
The creole class in Latin America was those of European or African descent born in Latin America.
The Iberian social order in Latin America was a hierarchical system that placed Spaniards born in the Iberian Peninsula at the top, followed by creoles (those of European descent born in the Americas), mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved Africans. This system determined social status, rights, and privileges based on one's race and ancestry, contributing to social stratification and inequality in colonial Latin America.
Most Powerful to Least Powerful Peninsulares: Spaniards by blood who were born in Spain Creoles/Criollos: Spaniards by blood who were born in Latin America Mestizos: Latin Americas who had Spanish blood and Native American blood Indígenas: Native Americans by blood Slaves: Africans who were enslaved in Latin America
Spaniards. If you are referring the Spanish Latin American colonies, any Spaniard born in Spain would be called a "Peninsular" since they were born on the Spanish Peninsula. Since Spain has given independence to its former colonies, it has given up this term.
The hierarchical model of the Spanish Colonial Empire was:Peninsulares -- Spaniards born in SpainCriollos / Creoles -- Spaniards born in Latin AmericaMestizos -- People of Mixed Spanish and Indigenous Latin American HeritageIndígenas / Native Indians -- People of Indigenous Latin American HeritageNegros y Mulatos / Blacks and Mulattos -- People of African Heritage or Mixed Heritage where part of the mixture is African.
Latin America
The descendants of Europeans born in Latin America who lived there permanently were known as criollos or creoles. They were the offspring of European settlers but were born in Latin America, typically held positions of power, and played a significant role in the region's social and political structure.
Spaniards. Common sense~!