Criollo people

E451778

ethnic group historical community social class

The Criollo people are Latin Americans of primarily Spanish descent who formed a distinct colonial-born elite and played a central role in the independence movements across Spanish America.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Criollos	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group ⓘ historical community ⓘ social class ⓘ
associatedWith	Bourbon Reforms opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ Catholic Church in Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ creole nationalism ⓘ haciendas ⓘ plantation economy ⓘ
contributedTo	formation of new national identities in Latin America ⓘ
definedBy	being of Spanish descent born in the Americas ⓘ not born in Spain ⓘ
developedDuring	colonial period ⓘ
developedIn	Spanish America NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
distinctFrom	Afro-Latin Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mestizo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsulares NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicityOf	Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ
etymologyOfName	derived from Spanish word criollo ⓘ term originally used for locally born people of European descent ⓘ
hasAncestry	European peoples ⓘ
hasPrimaryAncestry	Spanish people ⓘ
historicalRole	clergy ⓘ colonial administrative elite ⓘ landowners ⓘ merchants ⓘ military officers ⓘ
influencedBy	Spanish colonial caste system ⓘ
language	Spanish language NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	caste system in Spanish America ⓘ
playedCentralRoleIn	Latin American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ independence movements in Spanish America ⓘ
presentIn	Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialStatus	colonial elite ⓘ landed elite ⓘ
statusRelativeTo	higher status than mixed-race groups ⓘ lower status than Peninsulares in official appointments ⓘ
timePeriod	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ
usedLanguage	Spanish language NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Remedios de Escalada → ethnicGroup → Criollo people ⓘ

Criollos de Caguas (baseball) → hasNickname → Criollo people ⓘ

subject surface form: Criollos de Caguas

this entity surface form: Criollos