After Conquests Ended and Settlements Were Built, Who Stood Atop

question 144

Multiple Choice

After conquests ended and settlements were built, who stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America?

• A) Mestizos
• B) Criollos
• C) peninsulares
• D) conquistadores
• E) Aztec chiefs

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