HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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The social structure in Spanish colonies was based on ethnicity, so MOST people in the Americas were
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at the top of the social structure
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in the middle of the social structure
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at the bottom of the social structure
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Peninsulares, Creoles, and the Colonial Order 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: -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-3: -Spain is a State under social and democratic rule of law, which advocates justice, equality and political pluralism as the highest values of its legal system. Its political structure is that of a parliamentary monarchy.
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