@aryantakeoveroftheworld: Colonial society was hierarchical and obsessed with limpieza de sangre (blood purity), but it was also pragmatic about mixture as a social “elevator” in some cases—especially toward the Spanish end of the spectrum. Positive views often served administrative, religious, or Criollos self-assertion purposes rather than modern egalitarianism. Sources like casta paintings and legal commentaries idealized ordered mixing that reinforced Spanish dominance. #thesunwillriseagain #faustianspirit #spain #castizo #latinamerica