Colonial Social Hierarchy Flashcards
Social distinctions of Spanish, Portugese, French and English societies based on race.
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| 61993579 | peninsulares | individuals who came from the Iberian Peninsula. Both Spanish and Portugese. Top of the social hierarchy. | 0 | |
| 61993580 | zambos | offspring of native and African parents. Usually the lowest class. | 1 | |
| 61993581 | criollos | Creoles. Individuals born in the Americas of Iberian parents | 2 | |
| 61993582 | mestizos | Offspring of native and Iberian parents. Usually found in Mexico | 3 | |
| 61993583 | mulattoes | Offspring of African and European parents. | 4 | |
| 61993584 | metis | Offspring of French colonists and natives. Equivalent of Spanish/ Portugese mestizos | 5 | |
| 61993585 | English | European group who was least likely to intermarry the natives and Africans | 6 | |
| 61993586 | Brazil | country where mixed races became increasingly prominent social groups, but below peninsulares, creoles and mestizos. | 7 | |
| 61993587 | Women | group that was most prevalent in English and French colonies. | 8 | |
| 61993588 | slaves and conquered peoples | were at the bottom of the Iberian colonies' social hierarchy. | 9 |