By the Early Seventeenth Century, a Powerful Elite of Spanish

By the early seventeenth century, a powerful elite of Spanish who ___________, called Creoles, was in place to assist the Spanish administrators.

A) Had accompanied the conquistadors in the 1510s.
B) Had joined a specially created Franciscan order of priests.
C) Had been born in the Americas.
D) Had been brought across the Atlantic to marry the men and produce children.