Flashcards in this deck (14)

• What was the social structure in Colonial Latin America based on?

  Race, birth, and social status.
  history social_structure
• What is the term used for the social hierarchy in Colonial Latin America?

  Caste system or sistema de castas.
  history caste_system
• Who were at the top of the colonial hierarchy?

  Peninsulares, the Spanish-born elite.
  history hierarchy
• Who were Criollos in Colonial Latin America?

  American-born people of Spanish descent.
  history criollos
• What does Mestizos refer to?

  People of mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry.
  history mestizos
• Who were the Indios?

  Indigenous people of Latin America.
  history indios
• What does Africanos refer to?

  Enslaved and free people of African descent.
  history africanos
• What is the concept of 'limpieza de sangre'?

  Purity of blood, influencing social status.
  history limpieza_de_sangre
• What are Castas?

  Various mixed-race categories in colonial society.
  history castas
• What are mulatos?

  People of African-European mixed ancestry.
  history mulatos
• What are zambos?

  People of African-Indigenous mixed ancestry.
  history zambos
• What did the complex system of racial classification affect?

  Social status, occupations, and legal rights.
  history racial_classification
• What concept emerged related to social mobility in Colonial Latin America?

  Blanqueamiento, or whitening.
  history blanqueamiento
• What were the long-term effects of the concept of blanqueamiento?

  Influenced attitudes toward race and beauty standards.
  history race beauty_standards