Question

The Spanish created a race-based class system, which categorized people from mixed heritages. The term “mestizo” referred to people who were of Spanish and ____ descent, while “mulatto” referred to people who were of European and ___ descent.

Answer 1

The answer is C:)

Amerindian . . . African

Answer 2

1. indigenous
2. african
both of these ethnicities were heavily discriminated against because they both weren’t full blooded spaniards