The spanish gov't favored the peninsulares over the creoles, often rewarding them with powerful gov't positions.
Someone who watches over and spectates the thing or event going on kinda like a supervisor.
They rationed their food, they bought war bonds to help fund the war, women started working in factories to produce weapons and vehicles.
Made it illegal to bring in foreign corn - to make sure people bought British crops and allowed landowners to put their prices up.
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