The document defines terms used to describe individuals of mixed race ancestry in colonial Latin America, including: - Mestizo (Indigenous and European parentage) - Zambo (Indigenous and African parentage) - Mulatto (African and European parentage) - Creole (born in colonies to Spanish parents) It also defines the alcabala as a 2% tax paid to the Spanish Crown, and the encomienda and mita systems which involved the forced labor of Indigenous populations in rural communities and mines.