The Peninsular was the most powerful social class in New Spain.
The Peninsular was the most powerful social class in New Spain.
Peninsulares
The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the new world between Spain and Portugal.
it shaped life because the social pyramid gave ranks for all the people.
it was a continuation of the social structure of spain.
spain divided it's american emprie into two provinces these provinces were named new spain and peru.
Indians slaves and negros
The Pope divided the new world into what he thought was half. Spain got west and Portugal got east. Portugal ended up with just Brazil and Spain got everything else.The pope divided the world in "half." The Line of Demarcation was created to divide the world. Portugal got the land on the east while Spain got the land on the west, which was a greater quantity.
They regulated social, political and economic life in these areas of New Spain ( #4 )
B. Peninsulares.
The laws of the Indies also set up a strict social system. People in the Spanish colonies were divided into four social classes: penninsulares, creoles, mestizos, and Indians. Found on page 78, Chapter 3 of The American Nation by James West Davidson