🔄 The pyramidal hierarchy proceeded from the top downward:
Natives were subjected to all forms of taxation and were assigned to forced labor.
Peninsulares and insulares at the top, indios at the bottom
1. Which group occupied the lowest position in the pyramidal social hierarchy of Spanish colonial society?
2. What is the colonial social hierarchy primarily characterized by?
3. What happened in 1863 to change the central administration of the Philippines?
What type of social system did Spain impose in its colonies?
A predominantly feudalistic social system.
Feudal social system
Elite class exploiting masses in master-slave relationship.
Who were at the top of the colonial social hierarchy pyramid?
Peninsulares and insulares.
Hierarchy top to bottom
Peninsulares, insulares, mestizos, criollos, natives.
Which body governed the Philippines under the Spanish monarchy?
The Consejo de Indias governed the Philippines.
Governor-General role
Appointed by monarch, head of colonial administration.
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