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InHispanicAmerica,CriolloisatermusedoriginallytodescribepeopleofSpanishdescentborninthecolonies.IndifferentLatinAmericancountriesthe ...

Latin Americans of Spanish descent

In Hispanic America, criollo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkɾjoʎo]) is a term used originally to describe people of Spanish descent born in the colonies. In different Latin American countries the word has come to have different meanings, sometimes referring to the local-born majority.

Historically, they have been misportrayed as a social class in the hierarchy of the overseas colonies established by Spain beginning in the 16th century, especially in Hispanic America. They were locally-born people–almost always of Spanish ancestry, but also sometimes of other European ethnic backgrounds.[1][2] Criollos supposedly sought their own identity through the indigenous past, of their own symbols, and the exaltation of everything related to the American one.[further explanation needed] Their identity was strengthened as a result of the Bourbon reforms ...