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People of Latin America lived in a _____ society, which...
- hierarchial
- defer to their social betters, command respect from those beneath them, and above all adhere to the norms of conduct appropriate to their class, gender, and ethnicity.
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peninsulares
Spanish and Portuguese immigrants from the Iberian Peninsula
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"Purity of Blood"
- people from Spain and Portugal used this idea to claim power and prestige
- to Europeans this meant blood untainted by Indian or African mixture
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Creoles
people born in colonies claiming pure Spanish or Portuguese ancestory on both paternal and maternal sides
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Mestizos / Mamelucos
- literally meaning mixed
- mestizos - Spanish American
- mamelucos - Brazilian
- born of Europen men and Native women
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Maroon Communities
run away communities of African slaves (and Natives) in remote jungle or mountain locations
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mulattos
- freed slaves
- usually racially mixed
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free blacks
vital to the defence of Iberian colonies, fought alongside Spanish and Portuguese to protect the colonie from enemies
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patron-client relationships
a person of lower class could look to a person of higher class for favors so they could open a business
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convents
- nunery
- provided a place for women to live free of men
- taking a vow of poverty, chastity, and obedience
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the inquisition
- official charge to root out deviant behavior, including heresy, blasphemy, bigamy, witchcraft, superstition, and the secret practice of Jewish rites
- less oppressive in the colonies than in Spain and Portugal
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