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Peninsulares were people originally born in the actual country of Spain but then they came to the colonies to settle. They had the highest positions to work. They usually obtained jobs as government and church officials.

Creoles were the second highest class, the were considered the middle class. These people, unlike peninsulares were born not in Spain, but in the spanish colonies. They also had high jobs but never as high as penninsulares. They usually served as merchants, businessmen and sometimes farmers.

Mestizos were the second to last class. They were born as a mix of Indian and Spanish parents. These were mostly in jobs of peasantry and farming.

Last, Mulattoes were the lowest of the low. These people had a mix of wither spanish and African parents or Indian and African parents. As you can see, the African blood was vry undesirable to the Spaniards.

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Peninsulares were people originally born in the actual country of Spain but then they came to the colonies to settle. They had the highest positions to work. They usually obtained jobs as government and church officials.

Creoles were the second highest class, the were considered the middle class. These people, unlike peninsulares were born not in Spain, but in the spanish colonies. They also had high jobs but never as high as penninsulares. They usually served as merchants, businessmen and sometimes farmers.

Mestizos were the second to last class. They were born as a mix of Indian and Spanish parents. These were mostly in jobs of peasantry and farming.

Last, Mulattoes were the lowest of the low. These people had a mix of wither spanish and African parents or Indian and African parents. As you can see, the African blood was vry undesirable to the Spaniards.

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