What Was the Role of the Colonial Mestizos

question 54

Multiple Choice

What was the role of 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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