Question

As used in colonial South and Central America, what did the words "mestizo" and "mulatto" have in common?

A
They originated from the Portuguese words for natives and slaves.
B
They were used by Europeans to label people based on their ancestry.
They were indigenous words used to identify settlers as Portuguese or Spanish.
D
They identified different castes within the Spanish encomienda system

Answer 1

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