The expression Creole generated from some problems in determining one's authentic race due to the derivation of the expression and different uses it has to portray race. The earliest remembrance of the word creole comes in the early 16th century from Garcilaso de la Vega. In his book, "Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru," Garcilaso de la Vega states that the word criollos or criollas was first generated by the Negroes to mean a Negro born in the Indies. Its use was developed to differentiate between Negros born in the Indies contrasted to those that were born in the New World because the former were held in high respect since they were born in their own country. He later goes on to state that the Spanish imitated the