Topic 4

The formation of multicultural societies in the Colonies

-Multicultural communities were far more common in the south where many cultures were allowed to mix.

-Still, Europeans had a far higher position in the society by default, followed by creoles, and then mestizos(creole- European ancestry but born in America. Mestizo- mix of European and native parentage)

-Mixes between natives and colonists were called mestizos

-Happened because there were very few female colonists hat arrived into south america

Colonists from different countries didn't really mix in the south. They stayed in their own areas.