los terratenientes
landowners
los campesinos
peasants
sobre todo
especially
la riqueza
wealth
ínfimo
terrible
el patron
boss
en aquel entonces
in those days
la bolsa
stock markwt
el éjercito
army
el amirante
admiral
la dimisión
resignation
el concejal
city councillor
instaurar
to establish
respaldo
backing
dimitir
to resign
el lema
motto
la patria
fatherland
presionar a
to put pressure on
hacer frente
to face
concebir
to develop
liderar
to lead
suavizar
to moderate, to soften
deteriorarse
to deteriorate
tener un peso considerable
to have considerable power
convocar elecciones
to call elections
ley elector
electoral law
restringido
restricted
sufragio femenino
women's suffrage
plenamente
completely
derribar
to demolish
el plebiscito
referendum
arrasar
to obliterate
derramar
to spill
una gota
a drop
pisar
to step on