Despite the fact that all of them were considered Spanish, and that there was no legal distinction between Criollos and Peninsulares, most Criollos thought that Peninsulares had undue weight in political matters.
Napriek tomu, že všetci hovorili španielsky, neexistoval žiadny reálny rozdiel medzi Criollos a Peninsulares, väčšina Criollos usudzovala, že Peninsulares majú neprimerane veľký vplyv na politické záležitosti.