Why did a rivalry develop between the Creoles and the peninsulares before the wars for independence in Spanish America?

A. Because the Spanish government was suspicious of the Creoles close ties to the indios, it gave peninsulares better positions in the colonial administration.
B. Because the peninsulares thought the Spanish colonial caste system should be abolished, the Creoles resented them.
C. Because the Creoles were born in Spain, the Spanish government viewed them as superior to the colonial-born peninsulares.
D. The Spanish government favored the peninsulares over the Creoles, often rewarding them with powerful government positions.

A rivalry developed between the Creoles and the peninsulares before the wars for independence in Spanish America because the Spanish government favored the peninsulares over the Creoles, often rewarding them with powerful government positions.

What happened between the Creoles and the Peninsulares?

The Creoles and the Peninsulares; were among the rivals of the Spanish American colonies, as the Creoles were neglected by the government, as the Peninsulares were granted with powerful positions in government.

This also resulted in the loss of identification of the Creoles' group as a Spanish ethnicity. This event also resulted in widening of the rivalry between both the Spanish American groups.

Hence, option D holds true regarding the Creoles and the Peninsulares.

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