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In the context of theSpanish Empire, apeninsular (Spanish pronunciation:[peninsuˈlaɾ],pl.peninsulares) was aSpaniard born inSpain residing in theNew World,Spanish East Indies, orSpanish Guinea.^[1] In the context of thePortuguese Empire,reinóis (singularreinol) werePortuguese people born inPortugal residing primarily inPortuguese America; children born in Brazil to tworeinóis parents were known asmazombos.

Spaniards born in theSpanish Philippines were calledinsular/es or, originally,filipino/s,^[2][3] before "Filipino" now came to be known as all of themodern citizens of the now sovereign independentPhilippines. Spaniards born in the colonies of theNew World that today comprises theHispanic America are calledcriollos (individuals of full Spanish descent born in the New World).

Higher offices inSpanish America and the Spanish Philippines were held bypeninsulares. Apart from the distinction ofpeninsulares fromcriollo, thecastas system distinguished alsomestizos of mixed Spanish and Amerindian ancestry in the Americas, and 'mestizos de español' (mixed Spanish andnative Filipino (Spanish Filipino)), or 'tornatrás' (mixed Spanish andSangleyChinese (Chinese Filipino)) in thePhilippines /Spanish East Indies,mulatos (of mixed Spanish and black ancestry),indios (Amerindians / Native Filipinos),zambos (mixed Amerindian and black ancestry) and finallynegros. In some places and times, such as during thewars of independence,peninsulares or members of conservative parties were called depreciativelygodos (meaningGoths, referring to the "Visigoths", who had ruled Spain and were considered the origin of Spanish aristocracy) or, inMexico,gachupines.^[4]Godos is still used pejoratively in the Canary Islands for the peninsular Spanish, and in Chile for Spaniards.^[5]

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