This is the correct order of the Spanish colonial social pyramid from highest to lowest class:

Question

Peninsulares

Creoles

Mestizos and Mulattoes

Africans and Native Americans.

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Answer 1

Your order of the Spanish colonial social pyramid is correct. The hierarchy was structured as follows:

1. Peninsulares - individuals born in Spain who held the highest positions of power.
2. Creoles - people of Spanish descent born in the Americas, often educated and wealthy but lower in social standing than the Peninsulares.
3. Mestizos and Mulattoes - Mestizos were of mixed European and Native American descent, while Mulattoes were of mixed European and African descent. They were considered lower than Creoles.
4. Africans and Native Americans - at the bottom of the social hierarchy were enslaved Africans and indigenous peoples, who faced severe social and economic disadvantages.

This structure reflected the colonial attitudes toward race and class during the Spanish colonial period.