The Spanish "casta" system in the Americas was
- A
A military rank structure used to organize Spanish colonial garrisons (capitanes, sargentos, etc.)
- B
A system of fortifications protecting silver shipments (presidios, ciudadelas, fuertes, etc.)
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A social hierarchy based on race and origin (peninsulares, criollos, mestizos, etc.)
- D
A form of taxation imposed only on Indigenous laborers (tributo, quinto, diezmo, etc.)
Explanation
Peninsulares (Spanish-born) ranked highest; criollos (American-born Spanish) below; mixed-race mestizos and mulattoes lower; enslaved Africans and Natives at the bottom.