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I don't have the proper answer and you might have to do research but America did gain much from the war such as Cuba, The Philipines, and Guam.
The peninsulares were those born in the peninsula, i.e. Spain; the creoles were Spanish people born in America. Creoles felt that if they won independence from Spain, they might won also the political power and standing of the peninsulares.