Spanish American Creoles

E480750

colonial elite ethno-social group social class

Spanish American Creoles were locally born people of full or mostly Spanish descent in the Americas who formed a distinct elite class and played a leading role in the region’s independence movements.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
American-born Spaniards (criollos)	1
Cuban Creoles	1
Spanish American Creoles canonical	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial elite ⓘ ethno-social group ⓘ social class ⓘ
citizenshipStatus	subjects of the Spanish Crown ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalIdentity	American-born Spaniards ⓘ distinct identity from metropolitan Spaniards ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Afro-descendant populations in Spanish America ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsulares NERFINISHED ⓘ casta groups ⓘ mestizos ⓘ
ethnicComposition	full Spanish descent ⓘ mostly Spanish descent ⓘ
grievance	Bourbon Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ exclusion from highest colonial offices ⓘ preference given to Peninsulares in administration ⓘ trade restrictions imposed by Spain ⓘ
influencedBy	American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Enlightenment ideas ⓘ French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
location	Captaincy General of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Captaincy General of Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Captaincy General of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean colonies of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish America NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember	Agustín de Iturbide NERFINISHED ⓘ Antonio José de Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernardo O'Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ Francisco de Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ José Gervasio Artigas NERFINISHED ⓘ José María Morelos NERFINISHED ⓘ José de San Martín NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Simón Bolívar NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	clergy ⓘ landowners ⓘ lawyers ⓘ merchants ⓘ military officers ⓘ mine owners ⓘ
politicalGoal	end of Spanish colonial rule in the Americas ⓘ establishment of independent republics and monarchies in Latin America ⓘ
relatedConcept	Latin American independence movements NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonial caste system ⓘ criollo ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roleInHistory	creators of new national states in Latin America ⓘ leaders of Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ promoters of political autonomy from Spain ⓘ
socialStatus	elite ⓘ landed elite ⓘ urban elite ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ colonial era in the Americas ⓘ early modern period ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Creole nationalism → isAssociatedWith → Spanish American Creoles ⓘ

Cuban Liberation Army → hasEthnicComposition → Spanish American Creoles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cuban Creoles

oidores → couldBe → Spanish American Creoles ⓘ

this entity surface form: American-born Spaniards (criollos)