Criollo

E501939

colonial identity ethnic group social class

Criollo refers to people of Spanish descent born in the Americas, particularly in colonial Latin America, who formed a distinct social class often central to independence movements.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial identity ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ social class ⓘ
associatedWith	Catholic Church hierarchy in the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ cabildos ⓘ creole nationalism ⓘ creole patriotism ⓘ haciendas ⓘ local elite ⓘ
developedSenseOf	distinct American identity ⓘ grievances against peninsular dominance ⓘ
ethnicallyDistinguishedFrom	Afro-descendant populations in the Americas ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsular Spaniards NERFINISHED ⓘ
etymologyFrom	Portuguese word crioulo ⓘ Spanish word criollo ⓘ
hasOrigin	Spanish descent ⓘ
hasRegion	Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish America NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyExcludedFrom	highest colonial administrative offices ⓘ top positions in the Council of the Indies ⓘ viceroyal positions ⓘ
influencedBy	Bourbon Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ Enlightenment ideas NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageTypicallySpoken	Spanish ⓘ
playedRoleIn	Argentine War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuelan War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
producedNotableFigures	Antonio José de Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ Francisco de Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ José María Morelos NERFINISHED ⓘ José de San Martín NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Simón Bolívar NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	Creole peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonial caste terminology ⓘ caste system in colonial Latin America ⓘ
religionTypicallyProfessed	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sociallyRankedAbove	Indigenous peoples of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ mestizos ⓘ
sociallyRankedBelow	Peninsular Spaniards ⓘ
termAppliedTo	locally born elites in Spanish colonies ⓘ people of European descent born in the Americas ⓘ
timePeriod	16th century to early 19th century ⓘ
usedInEmpire	Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInPeriod	colonial era ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Juan Martín de Pueyrredón → ethnicGroup → Criollo ⓘ

Pedro Domingo Murillo → ethnicGroup → Criollo ⓘ

Leona Vicario → ethnicGroup → Criollo ⓘ