Spanish conquistadors, and later Spanish colonists, dominated the colonial period by creating a social hierarchy in which those born on the Iberian Peninsula, called _____________________, would dominate New Spain's society. Spanish conquistadors, and later Spanish colonists, dominated the colonial period by creating a social hierarchy in which those born on the Iberian Peninsula, called _____________________, would dominate New Spain's society. Spain's Enlightened Pilgrims Cowboys Peninsulares Continentalists