Class Structure in Latin America and the Rise to Independence
This section discusses the complex class structure in Latin America during the fight for independence. At the top were the Peninsulares, individuals born in Spain. Below them were the Creoles, Spanish descendants born in Latin America. The Mestizos, of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry, followed. Next were the Mulattos, who had mixed European and African heritage. The class hierarchy continued with Africans and culminated with the Indigenous peoples at the bottom. Understanding this social stratification is crucial to grasping the motivations behind independence movements.
Class Structure in Latin America and the Rise to Independence
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1. Chapter 24 Section 1 Latin American Peoples win Independence
2. Classes of People in Latin America At the top were the Peninsuares these were the people who born in Spain.
Next were the Creoles, or Spaniards who had been born in Latin America.
Below them were the Mestizos, they had mixed European and Indian ancestry.
Then the Mulattos, mixed European and African ancestry.
3. Bottom of the classes Then the Africans and at the bottom were the Indians.
