Peninsulares - refer to the Spaniards born in the Iberian Peninsula, they were made up of government officials and the frats.
Lower than the peninsulares are the _________ or _____creoles.
insulares or creoles.
Insulares - refer to the Spaniards born in the Insula or the colonial islands such as the Philippines.
Mestizos - refer to people of different ancestral origins.
The three different types of mestizos:
the mestizo de sangley
the mestizo de Espanyol
the tornatras
Mestizo de Sangley - were those of Chinese descent
Mestizo de Espanyol - were of Spanish blood
Tornatras - mixed Spanish and Chinese origins.
The illustrados - literally translated as the enlightened, was the term used for the educated few.
The principalias - were the noble class before the arrival of the Spaniards.
The low tier was composed of the indigents, also popularly known as indios.
The descendants of the Indonesians and Malays who were the first inhabitants of the islands of an archipelago later on coined the Philippines.
Indios
Juan Mercado - the grandfather of Rizal
Most of the recognized mestizos ended up marrying the ___________. And because they were of wealthy influence, most of them, or their children, became illustrados.
Principales
Pyramid- Social discrimination was evident because of it.
Mestizo de sangley - mostly abusive and repulsive against the indios.