Question

Which group in Spanish colonial society filled high government positions

Answer 1

Peninsulares, people from Spain were at the top of the social stucture

Answer 2

Peninsulares are the group in Spanish colonial society who filled high government positions.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Peninsulares are the Spanish high born. According to the caste system, Peninsulares were the high cast society and they had the extreme majority in filling the high government positions.

• They were the immigrants from 16th and 18th century.

• The high officers in every sector of government in America and Philippines were all taken lead by the Peninsulares.

• In any hierarchy of government positions they were always at top.