Questions and Answers
Who were the Peninsulares?
What class did Creoles belong to?
Second highest
Who are Mestizos?
People of Native American and European descent
What class did Mulatos belong to?
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Who were considered the second lowest in the social class?
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Who were the Africans in the social class?
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What was the order of social classes? Peninsulares, _______, Mestizos, Mulatos, Native Americans, Africans.
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Study Notes
Social Classes in Spanish America
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Peninsulares
- Highest social class, born in Spain on the Iberian Peninsula.
- Occupied top positions in government and the Catholic Church.
- Represented the upper class.
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Creoles
- American-born descendants of Spanish settlers, ranked second in social status.
- Owned significant estates like plantations, ranches, and mines.
- Also part of the upper class.
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Mestizos
- Fourth lowest in the social hierarchy, consisting of individuals of Native American and European ancestry.
- Considered part of the lower class.
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Mulatoes
- Third lowest social class, comprising individuals of African and European descent.
- Classified as lower class.
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Native Americans
- Regarded as the second lowest group in the social hierarchy.
- Indigenous people born in Spanish Americas, considered the lowest class.
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Africans
- Occupied the lowest tier of the social class system.
- Brought from Africa to the Spanish Americas as slaves.
- Also regarded as the lowest class.
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Order of Social Classes
- The hierarchy is: Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulatoes, Native Americans, and Africans.
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