What was the result of contact between slaves and owners in spanish and portuguese colonies

Originally, colonialism had caused a great divide between the the colonial slaves and Spanish and Portuguese people. However, owing ti the contact between slaves and owners in these colonoes,   the concept of equality between races became easier to grasp for the South Americans. They started viewing the race barriers more open-mindedly. Moreover, cross-mixing caused numerous social classes to be created of mixed race.

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