The correct answer is B) the dominance of Spanish-born nobility.
The social class system in Latin America during the 16th and 17th centuries reflects the dominance of Spanish-born nobility.
During the 16th and 17th century in New Spain, also known as colonial America, the nobility from Spain was the upper class of New Spain and exerted a clear dominion in society. Then, they were followed by the "Criollos" of Creoles, people that had born in America from Spanish parents. The Mestizos were the next in line. They were people descendent from Spanish father/mother and American father/mother.
