What is Creole peoples?
[[File:Jacques Aman Creole in a Red Turban.jpeg|thumb|[[Jacques Amans]] Creole in a Red [[Turban]]. Painting from about 1840.]] In the [[Middle ages]], many [[Europe|European]]s were seafaring nations. They discovered new countries. Creole people are people who descended from people of different [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] backgrounds. At the start, usually the father was European, and the mother was local. With time, whole societies of such people were formed. There were three big groups: * In the former [[Portuguese colonies]], people mixed rapidly. The men often didn't find a woman of the same standing, so they married a [[slave]]. This meant that by default, their children would also be slaves. The men didn't want that, and many freed the woman they married (and their children). Such societies developed in [[Cape Verde]], or in [[Brazil]], for example. Today, these people are known as [[Crioulo]]. * In the former [[Spanish colonies]], things developed differently. Only the Spanish people born in the country could become [[bishop]], or [[governor]] for example. The mixed people developed into a [[middle class]], which gained a lot of influence. They are known as [[criollo (people)|Criollo]] today. * So-called Atlantic creoles traveled with the ships, mostly as [[Translator|translators]]. Very often one parent was European, the other was from Africa. Since about the 18th century, the [[Criollo (people)|criollos]] make up the majority of people in many countries. ==Related pages== * [[Creole language]], a language that is a mix of several languages [[Category:African people]] [[Category:Asian people]] [[Category:North American people]] [[Category:South American people]]