During the latin american colonial period political and economic power in most colonies under spanish rule was held primarily by what

During the Latin American colonial period, political and economic power in most colonies under spanish rule was held primarily by : People born in spain and their descendants.
They do this to keep the bloodline's of the leaders pure from the outsiders outside Spanish ethnicity. 

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Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.