Elites in Nineteenth-Century Latin America

Elites in nineteenth-century Latin America

A) Tended to prefer the quiet and wholesome life of the hacienda to the filth and noise of the cities.
B) Struggled to keep their estates intact in part due to the particularities of Spanish-derived inheritance laws.
C) Were usually the direct descendants of the conquistadores.
D) Were fixtures in the urban markets, where the male head of the family oversaw selling and the lady of the house did the household shopping.