The social structure of Latin America was divided into three classes:

A. the peninsulares; the creoles; and the mestizos, mulattoes, blacks, and Indians

B. the peninsulares; the governors; and the poor people

C. the viceroyalty; the aristocracy; and the mestizos, mulattoes, blacks, and Indians

D. the good; the bad; and the ugly

The correct answer is A

The social structure in Latin America was divided as follows (ordered from the most powerful to the less powerful social classes)

The peninsulares that were Spanish people born back in Spain. The creoles who were descendants of the Spanish people who were already born in America. Mestizos were constituted by people who were born from parents who were a mixture between Spanish and native American, one parent from each origin. Native American Indians Enslaved population who were brought from Africa and also from the Caribbean.