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| 12606704074 | Creoles | Descendents of Spanish-born but born in Latin America; resented inferior social, political, economic status. | 0 | |
| 12606706823 | Peninsulares | People who were born on the Iberian Peninsula. they were at the top of the social hierarchy of the Spanish colonies. | 1 | |
| 12606709298 | Castas | People of mixed-race ancestry. They fell below the peninsulares and the creoles in the social hierarchies of Spanish colonies. | 2 | |
| 12606711132 | Mestizos | People of mixed European and indigenous ancestry. They formed the upper third of the castas in the social hierarchies of Spanish colonies. | 3 | |
| 12606713275 | Mulattoes | People of mixed European and African ancestry. They formed the middle third of the castas in the social hierarchies of Spanish colonies. | 4 |