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Conquest of the Americas — Quiz

Question 10 • World History

Arranged from greatest privileges to fewest privileges, which is the correct order of the Spanish class system?

Answer
A
peninsulares, mestizos, criollos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
B
criollos, peninsulares, mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
C
mestizos, peninsulares, criollos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons
D
peninsulares, criollos, mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons

Explanation

Peninsulares, who were born in Spain, held the highest status in the Spanish class system. Criollos, people of Spanish descent born in the Americas, ranked below them, followed by mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons. Therefore, the correct order is peninsulares, criollos, mestizos, Indigenous peoples, and enslaved persons.

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