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Even their parents are their enemies now… The creoles chose to support the lower class against the peninsulares in revolutionary war. Creoles are people who are born in Latin America with spaniards parents. This fight is caused by how unfair creoles were treated by spain. The creoles led the fight against spain because they wanted a better life for Latin America and Spain. Creoles struggle loyalty to their motherland and birth country. In Document A Simon Bolivar stated that creoles are in a complicated situation. They are trying to decide which side they should support. In Document B it showed how unfair creoles were treated even though by blood, peninsulares and creoles are the same. The creoles had a lot less power and worst jobs. The

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