Someone, somewhere had a list of Hispanic surnames, and if you had one you got counted toward the quota and received additional unspecified consideration toward raises and promotions.
Colombia's 1991 constitution recognised the country's multiethnic character, and provided for two additional seats in Congress for Afro-Colombians and a similar quota for Amerindians.
The railway ministry, which is China's largest corporate-bond issuer, used all of last year's quota for long-dated bonds and also raised an additional 50 billion yuan via short-term bills and medium-term notes.