Examine Documents A and B. Which of the following statements best explain the racial and social tensions found within the colonial Spanish empire? Choose two correct responses.
A
The Creoles felt disrespected by the peninsularés (European-born Spanish) because the latter group held most of the political power within Spanish Latin America.
B
The Spanish viewed the Creoles as second class citizens, often assigning them to labor-intensive jobs like their Native America and African slaves.
C
Because they were born in the Americas, Creoles had to fight land disputes with Native Americans, while also maintaining their Spanish identity.
D
The peninsularés were economically independent, but held no political power. During the eighteen hundreds, Creoles controlled most of the judgeships in Latin America.
E
The Spanish treated all citizens within their empire equally.
