Social
Castas
 People of mixed race
 Over 100 different
variations
 Varied by region
What is this social
hierarchy based on?
What happens over
time?

General Order (Top to Bottom)
Very Basic there are a lot of rules
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Peninsulares: White born in Spain
Criollos: Fully Spanish born in America
Indios: Original inhabitants of America
Mestizos: One Spanish and One American
Parent
Mulattos: One Spanish and One Black
Parent
Negros: Africans
The African Diaspora

 Slaves became an important segment of the
new world population
 Cultures mixed with other things to create
something new
 Slave Society
 Whites on top