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Loyalist / Patriot

lealista (Loyalist) / patriota (Patriot)

during the American Revolution, a Loyalist supported British rule and a Patriot supported independence.

Example

Benjamin Franklin was a Patriot, but his son William, the royal governor of New Jersey, stayed a Loyalist.

In Spanish

lealista (Loyalist) / patriota (Patriot) — durante la Revolución estadounidense, un lealista apoyaba el dominio británico y un patriota apoyaba la independencia.

Benjamin Franklin era patriota, pero su hijo William, gobernador real de Nueva Jersey, siguió siendo lealista.

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