USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As Europeans, Africans, and indigenous peoples mixed and new generations of mixed-race children emerged, Spanish colonial society sought to institute a system of racial classification called the Casta System.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish Caste system was a societal structure that placed worth in one’s heritage and skin color, determining the types of job one could have and what one could own. White Europeans were at the top of the system, and black slaves were at the bottom.

Detailed explanation-3: -1829) Sistema de Castas (or Society of Castes) was a porous racial classification system in colonial New Spain (present-day Mexico).

Detailed explanation-4: -New Spain first class is called Peninsulares, second is Creoles, Mestizos is the third and last on the list is the Indians. For Peru their social structure is based on three different social class. The first one is called the Upper class, second is the Middle class, and last is the lower class.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Casta System was created by the Spanish to maintain their power and superiority to other racial groups in the colonies. This system was used throughout their rule and continued to be unofficially in place after independence.