Who are the mestizos? A) people of mixed African and European background B) people of mixed African and Indian background C) people of mixed European and Indian background

C) people of mixed European and Indian background

Explanation:

The term Mestizos was used as an ethnic/racial category for mixed-race castas that evolved during the Spanish Empire to refer to a person of a combined European and indigenous American (Native American) descent.

answer; i believe that they became wealthy from gold and salt in their area, and became powerful by controlling trade in west