Editing Creole peoples (section)

=== Spanish Philippines ===

Persons of pure Spanish descent born in the islands of the [[Spanish Philippines]] were called Insulares ("islanders")<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dle.rae.es/insular|title=insular &#124; Definición &#124; Diccionario de la lengua española &#124; RAE - ASALE}}</ref> or Criollos.

Although many of the Spanish Americans in the islands were also persons of pure Spanish descent, they, along with many Mestizos and Castizos from Spanish America living in the East Indies were also classified as "Americanos".