Criollo

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A person of full Spanish or Portuguese ancestry born and living on the continent of America. That during [the colonial] period, these so called Criollos were rank in the highest social [caste], implemented by the Spanish [Monarchy] to give a individual their status on political rights. These meaning, that the more Spanish ancestry a person had, the more freedom and privileged rights was granted. At one time, in the New Spain ( Colony of Spain, that was located in the today present lands of Central America and Mexico ) the Criollos ( Combined with the so called Peninsulares, that were [Spaniards] born in the [Iberian] Peninsula ) were more than the group of Mestizos and Native Indigenous that were oppressed by having lesser political rights. Even though, that the Criollos were more during the colonial period, after it and during the Mexican revolution, in hopes of bringing equality to the Mexican population, a new form of Mestizaje was grave to created a [homogeneous] nation and rapidly the elite social class of Criollos became a minority ( Still existed, but with fewer presence in Mexico ).
In present times, the Criollos are estimated to be around 15-30% ( Percentage varies from different sources ) of the Mexican population.