Latin America has, or had, a caste system. At the top were the peninsulares, who came from Spain, then the creoles, who were fully white but were born in the colonies, then there were a variety of complex mixtures between races, then there were the Indians, then there were the blacks. This caste system remains evident and prominent in Latin American society, with caste divisions causing much conflict and change. The Latin American wars of independence, for instance, were caused by conservative creoles wanting to be equal to the peninsulares.
However, Europe held such divisions which were as large as these, yet those divisions fell apart over time. Could the same fate fall to the caste system in Latin America?
However, Europe held such divisions which were as large as these, yet those divisions fell apart over time. Could the same fate fall to the caste system in Latin America?