What Was One of the Special Forms of Assistance Performed

question 25

Multiple Choice

What was one of the special forms of assistance performed by the colonial mestizos?

• A) They paid taxes and helped the Catholic Church with the Inquisition.
• B) They worked in the silver mines when no one else would.
• C) They served as links between the Indian and Spanish populations.
• D) They attended universities and brought their learning back to their homelands.
• E) They would become military officers and alleviate manpower shortages for the Spanish.

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