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Criollo (beer)
Criollo or criolla (Spanish for creole) may refer to: People * Criollo people, a social class in the Spanish race-based colonial caste system (the European descendants) Animals * Muscovy duck, Criollo duck, a species of duck native to Central and South America. * Criollo cattle, a group of cattle breeds descended from Spanish stock imported to the Americas ** Argentine Criollo cattle, one of these breeds ** Raramuri Criollo cattle, another such breed * Criollo horse, a South American horse breed * Criollo sheep, a breed of domestic sheep originating in the highlands of South and Central America * Cuban Criollo horse, a horse breed from Cuba Food and plants * Avocado criollo, the native undomesticated variety of avocado (''Persea americana'') as found in Mexico * Criollo cheese, a Mexican grating cheese * Criollo (cocoa bean), a cocoa bean cultivar from Chuao, Venezuela * Criolla (grape), a group of grape varieties * List of mango cultivars, or Mango criollo, a mango cultivar orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criollo People
In Hispanic America, criollo () is a term used originally to describe people of Spanish descent born in the colonies. In different Latin American countries the word has come to have different meanings, sometimes referring to the local-born majority. Historically, they have been misportrayed as a social class in the hierarchy of the overseas colonies established by Spain beginning in the 16th century, especially in Hispanic America. They were locally-born people–almost always of Spanish ancestry, but also sometimes of other European ethnic backgrounds. Criollos supposedly sought their own identity through the indigenous past, of their own symbols, and the exaltation of everything related to the American one. Their identity was strengthened as a result of the Bourbon reforms of 1700, which changed the Spanish Empire's policies toward its colonies and led to tensions between ''criollos'' and ''peninsulares''. The growth of local ''criollo'' political and economic strength in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
