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Detailed explanation-1: -The peninsulares were at the top of the colonial social structure. Immediately below them were the criollos, or creoles. They were of pure blood Spanish descent and white but were born in the colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Creoles, spaniards born in Latin America, were below the peninsulares in rank. They could not hold high-level political office but they could rise as officers in Spanish colonial armies. These two groups controlled land, wealth, and power in the Spanish colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Here, Creole is used to describe descendants of French or Spanish colonists with a mixed racial heritage-French or Spanish mixed with African American or Native American.

Detailed explanation-4: -Criollos. After them came criollos, people born from Spaniard descendants in New Spain. They were regarded as the second class and held low-power positions within the government such as in municipal councils. Criollos were often excluded from reaching higher positions of power compared to peninsulares.