How were the 4 levels of Spanish colonial society in North America based on birthplace and blood?

Starting from the top

Peninsulares

Creoles

Mestizos and Mulattoes

American Indians and Enslaved Africans

1. Peninsulares - Spaniards who were born in Spain.

2. Creoles - These were people who were born in the Americas and had Spanish blood.

3. Mestizos and Mulattos - Mestizos were people with one Spanish parent and one American Indian parent and Mulattos were people with one Spanish parent and one African parent.

4. Africans and American Indians