USA HISTORY

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: -In the Latin American colonies, individuals that were born in Spain and then moved to the Americas were in the highest class. They were called peninsulares because they were born on the Spanish peninsula. These powerful elite only made up two percent of the population. Creoles were next in line.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Spanish colonial caste system The Peninsulares had the most power, but were a small group. The Native Americans and African slaves had the least amount of power, but had the largest population.

Detailed explanation-4: -The region came under control of the crowns of Spain and Portugal, which imposed both Roman Catholicism and their respective languages. Both the Spanish and the Portuguese brought African slaves to their colonies, as laborers, particularly in regions where indigenous populations who could be made to work were absent.

Detailed explanation-5: -The social class system of Latin America goes as follows from the most power and fewest people, to those with the least amount of power and the most people: Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattoes, Native Americans and Africans.