 Their salaries came from the royal treasuries, alongside occasional supplementation by private contributions of prominent individuals.Who exactly constitutes as a “free-colored person” is subject to much debate and discussion.While the terms "pardos, mulatos, negros" and "morenos" were commonly used under the caste system that was in place during this era, their use in this context is much more complex and who exactly qualified as who was a very fluid process, dependent on the social context of the time and place.