Jun 15, 2013 · There were four main categories of race: (1) Peninsular, a Spaniard born in Spain; (2) Criollo (feminine, criolla), a person of Spanish descent born in the New World; (3) Indio (fem. india), a person who is descendent of the original inhabitants of the Americas; and (4) Negro (fem. negra) – a person of black African descent, usually a slave ...

Casta (Spanish: [ˈkasta]) is a term which means "lineage" in Spanish and Portuguese and has historically been used as a racial and social identifier.

May 13, 2024 · There were four main categories of race: (1) Peninsular, a Spaniard born in Spain; (2) Criollo (feminine, criolla), a person of Spanish descent born in the New World; (3) Indio (fem. india), a person who is descendent of the original inhabitants of the Americas; and (4) Negro (fem. negra) – a person of black African descent, usually a slave ...

Dec 27, 2023 · In colonial Mexico, the Casta system was a rigid socio-racial classification imposed by Spanish colonial rule, designed to maintain a hierarchy based on ancestry. This system intricately categorized individuals based on their racial makeup, profoundly influencing their social status, rights, and opportunities.

Feb 4, 2009 · Sistema de Castas (or Society of Castes) was a porous racial classification system in colonial New Spain (present-day Mexico). It was a “hierarchal ordering of racial groups according to their proportion of Spanish blood.” In this system, notable categories with significant meaning were español (Spaniard), castizo, morisco.

Españoles were persons of pure Spanish ancestry. Those born in Spain were Peninsular, and those born in the Americas were Criollo/Criolla. A one-eight rule existed wherein Criollo status could be attained by those of mixed blood who had an eighth or less indian ancestry.

Sep 30, 2022 · Let’s start with those who were at the top of the pyramid: the Spaniards, who were also differentiated into two large groups called “Peninsulares” and “Criollos” (creoles).

The races in Spanish Racial Hierarchy were organized in the following manner: Peninsular: This category belonged to the people who were the indigenous of Spain. Undoubtedly they were given more respect and advantages.

Members of the intermediate racial groups were called "castes" or, in Spanish, castas. They included the offspring of black and white parents, called mulattoes; of white and Indian parents, called mestizo; and of black and Indian parents, to whom no single term was ever applied.

In this study, I define ethno-racial status as the combination of socially ranked ethnic and racial characteristics individually embodied by mestizos (Spanish for mixed-race individuals).