colonial culture and society latin america 5th grade
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Colonial Culture and Society
5th grade AColegioSaint Andrew
First social division
Spanish Colonists American Indigenous People
Domination
Domination
Occupation of American Territory
Replication of European social order
Spanish King
African Slaves and indigenous People
Division of Social Classes
Social Status was:-Based on etnicity-legal-economic-class
Stratified society
The closer people were to Spanish
ancesry the higher their social status
Colonial Aristocracy: Spanish and Creole
• Spanish:- Spanish political officials-Important Church officials• Creole:-Hacienda owners
• Had the Political and economic power.
• Spanish: born in Spain• Creole: spanish children
born in Chile. • Aristocractic families
were related by blood or marriage.
Mestizos
• Ethnicity: descendants of Spanish and indigenous .
• Worked: -agriculture-mining-artisanal trades
Indigenous
• Lived: rural areas• Some Adopted: Spanish
language and Christiaity.
• Worked: - As forced labour in
encomiendas
Slaves
• Etnicity: -African-Multiracial:
-Mulatos-Zambos
• Worked: - Slaves no rights
Colonial Society
Spanish & Creole
Mestizos
Indigenous
African Slaves and Mulatos
Mestizaje-Process of mixing between Native Americans and Spanish-At first it was forbiden by the Crown.-Indigenous mestizos were the largest social group.
Only Spanish important government positionsCreole participate in cabildos
Hacienda ownersMestizos Labor force
-Mestizos neither Spanish or Indigenous-So They worked as :-Peons-Tenants on haciendas-Low ranking soldiers-Artisans-Small buisnessmen
Americas Multiracial Heritage
America´s Multiracial Heritage
America´s Multiracial Heritage-