Venezuelan rebellions became class wars uniting people of mixed ancestry.

Evidence

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 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Spanish settlers and native aristocrats married and formed a mixed ruling class. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1291; The gulf between class struggle and anti-imperialist struggle began to close; The revolution escalated from colonial grievance to racial battle to antislavery war (+1 more)

Broader Connections