HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Which answer correctly sequences the groups in New Spain’s colonial society from most to least powerful?
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peninsulares, Africans, and Indians, creoles, mestizos
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Africans and Indians, mestizos, creoles, peninsulares
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peninsulares, Africans and Indians, mestizos, creoles
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peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Africans and Indians
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Peninsulares occupied the most important posts in the colonial administration and government, such as the Viceroys. They also held the highest ranks in the church and military force as the highest commanders.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Creoles: In Spanish colonial society, a colonist who was born in Latin America to Spanish parents.
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