New Spain Social Structure

Have you ever really thought about the different social/economic structures from other regions in the world. Different social/ economic structure is influenced by culture, gender, skills, labor, and race. I would be exploring New Spain and Peru. To begin, the social structure in New Spain is quite different from the one in New Peru. For instance, in New Spain there four social classes and Peru have three different social classes. New Spain first class is called Peninsulares, second is Creoles, Mestizos is the third and last on the list is the Indians. For Peru their social structure is based on three different social class. The first one is called the Upper class, second is the Middle class, and last is the lower class. Peru has a simpler social class names then New Spain. In each class there are certain criteria’s that make people qualify for that class. People in the Peninsulares class are at the top of all classes. For you to be a Peninsulares you must be pure Spanish blood, which mean your parents must be born in New Spain. Being at the top of the class comes with better benefits than the other classes. For example, they have jobs in high places like, government and in the church. They own large territories of land. In addition to these great benefits they have rich gold and silver mines. Next in the classes is Creoles who are still more …show more content…
Women of any race/social class got limited education opportunities and sometimes they attended convert or private secular schools. However, in New Spain any social class got the chance to get a basic level of education. Additionally, education started at the age of 6 and went up to the age 15 in Peru. After the age of 15 you can further your education if you want. In Peru kids would start to learn in their native language but when you’re older you have to learn everything in