What To Wear In New Spain: Behind Closed Doors Peeks Into The Fashion And Elitism Of The Past Behind Closed Doors Peeks Into The Fashion And Elitism Of The Past For over four centuries, the most powerful people in Spain’s New World—an elite group made up of Creole, indigenous and mixed-race peoples—were as [...] Alison Oatman \ Apr 03, 2014 Read More “Doña Mariana Belsunse y Salasar,” 18th century, attributed to Pedro José Diaz (Brooklyn Museum, gift of Mrs. L.H. Shearman)