<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishIliendesha mji kama kampuni binafsi kwa faida ya oligarchy ya ndani, kutafuta ufanisi wa baadaye kama wafadhili wa kimataifa kwa wafalme wa Hispania au Ufaransa.  <response>: It ran the town like a private company for the benefit of a local oligarchy, seeking future prosperity as international financiers for the kings of Spain or France. 