Colonial petit bourgeoisies formed from mixed-race populations and property holdings.

Evidence

Did the invaders exterminate the native population, or did they superimpose themselves upon them and become to some extent blended with them? … Thus serious writers contend that the Anglo-Saxon conquest was for the bulk of the British community mainly a change of masters. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 107 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

This may explain why so many of the names of land holders on the map show marriages between Spanish settlers and native Indian aristocrats, evidence of a remarkable fusion between the two peoples and the emergence of a new, mixed, ruling class. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1291 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Colonial rule rewarded mixed-bloods according to their degree of whiteness.; Spanish settlers and native aristocrats married and formed a mixed ruling class. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1291; Settlers often integrated with the native population instead of exterminating them — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 107 (+4 more)

Related

• Spanish settlers and native aristocrats married and formed a mixed ruling class. (similarity 0.85)
• Settlers often integrated with the native population instead of exterminating them (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Spanish settlers and native aristocrats married and formed a mixed ruling class. #exemplifies (0.60) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1291
• Settlers often integrated with the native population instead of exterminating them #exemplifies (0.60) — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 107