How do we know that some people of African descent were not slaves in spains American colonies?
a. because the Spanish had a caste system that included free Africans and former slaves.
b. because the only people of African descent in the Americas were the ceroles.
c. because there are complete records of who was brought over and for what purpose.
d. because only indigenous peoples could be legally considered slaves under Spanish law.

One way we know that some people of African descent were not slaves in Spain's American colonies is "a. because the Spanish had a caste system that included free Africans and former slaves," although this was not as divided as it sounds.

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scouteo scouteo · Answer 2 · 2019-03-26T17:59:43+01:00

The correct answer is A) because the Spanish had a caste system that included free Africans and former slaves.

We know that some people from African descendants were not slaves in Spanish American colonies because the Spanish had a caste system that included free Africans and former slaves.

Cristopher Columbus established the first Spanish colony in America, in what now is Haiti and The Dominic Republic. Since the beginning, Spanish used slavery from Indigenous people in the Americas and they also brought black Africans. Spanish had “Castas”, the equivalent of racial and social hierarchies. Spanish considered slaves inferior beings.