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### 3.2.5 Quiz: Independence Movements in Latin America

#### Question 9 of 10

In the Spanish colonial caste system, peninsulares were:

A. people of Spanish descent born in the New World.
B. Latin American colonists born in Spain.
C. people of African descent brought to the New World by way of the Atlantic slave trade.
D. descendants of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

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Peninsulares were individuals of Spanish descent born in Spain holding the highest social status in the Spanish colonial caste system.


Explanation:

Peninsulares in the Spanish colonial caste system were individuals of Spanish descent born in Spain, specifically on the Iberian peninsula. They held the highest social status and could occupy significant administrative and clerical positions, often exempt from taxes. Creoles, on the other hand, were Spanish descendants born in the colonies but faced restrictions on holding certain offices.


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