Latin American Social Class System
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Peninsulares
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Europeans who were born in Spain or Portugal (Liberian Peninsula) sent to America to control the government completely.
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Creoles
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White Spaniard or Portuguese born in the colonies. They owned most of the land, but were treated like second class citizens and were denied political rights.
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Metizes
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Mixed ancestry of american Indian and European who speak Spanish, denied basic political, economics and social rights due to their mixed heritage.
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Malattoes
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Spanish/African- Denied basic political, economic, and social rights due to their mixed heritage
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Slaves/Indians
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Lowest social class, they had no rights. And were often treated poorly and used as a labor source by the plantaions owning creoles.
