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-