A signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany <span>called for a ceasefire effective at 11 a.m. (11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.)</span>
Spain hoped to spread Catholicism in its American colonies. Spain was a very Catholic country at the time and remained very religious for centuries later. One of the main goals of colonization other than taking over and extracting the riches from the countries was to Christianize the population and convert them. This actually proved largely successful as an overwhelming majority of countries who were colonized by the Spanish identify as Catholic or a Christian denomination.
I'm pretty positive the president looks at the decision and it abides by the law
I think they could give woman a chance to work instead of slavery because back then half the population was just doing chores.