Which statement best describes the relationship between the Spanish colonial caste system and independence movements in 19th-century Latin America?
A. Many independence movements were fed by Creole elites' resentment at being considered inferior to peninsulares.
B. Peninsulares opposed independence movements at first, but they agreed to join when rebels promised to preserve the caste system.
C. In many countries, mestizos organized independence movements that aimed to create a new caste system in which mestizos would be given the top rank.
D. Conflicts between Creoles and peninsulares produced independence movements led by peninsulares, who planned to exile the Creole elites.
the answer is a
