HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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Question
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Except for Native Americans, all people were equal.
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Social rank was based on a person’s ethnic background.
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Social rank was based on wealth and education.
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Poor Spanish immigrants were the lowest class.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Casta System was created in colonial times to explain mixed race families to those back in Spain but this racial hierarchy remained in place long after the Spanish had left Latin America. The Casta System was created by the Spanish to maintain their power and superiority to other racial groups in the colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The peninsulares were the original Spanish people who came into the colonies, and they held the highest position in the colony. The majority of this class was sent by the King to rule the colony as the viceroy and other governmental agents.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spanish-born citizens (or peninsulares) were at the top, with their American-born descendants making up the middle “creole” class, while the lowest rung of society consisted of citizens of Native American ("mestizo") or African ("mulatto") descent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Socioeconomic Classes 1450 To 1750 : Example Question #4 Explanation: The Spanish colonial hierarchy was headed by the peninsulares (settlers who were born in Spain), followed by the creoles (individuals whose parents had been born in Spain), and finally Mestizos (individuals who had European and native ancestry).