Some Mestizos and Mulattos in Colonial Oaxaca Were Allowed to Carry

question 8

Multiple Choice

Some mestizos and mulattos in colonial Oaxaca were allowed to carry arms, an elite privilege. This suggests to John Chance that

• A) The sistema de castas actually had no effect on upward mobility in the colony.
• B) Concern with indigenous ancestry and African ancestry disappeared in Oaxaca as soon as there were enough mestizos and mulattos to attract attention.
• C) The status of mestizos and mulattos was ambiguous in colonial Oaxaca.
• D) Both a and b

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