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With history of the tribute reserves of said descendants. [ Con historia de las reservas de tributos de dichos descendientes. Investigation procedures of the descendants of the three brothers Don Juan, Don Manuel, and Don Miguel Lapira Macapagal which have been carried out in accordance with the royal sentence.
This "mayor", who was at the same time "justice of the peace" and port captain, was directly responsible to the governor of the province in the exercise of his office. [ 1 ] : 410 In 1893, the Maura Law was passed with the aim of making the municipal governments in the Philippine Islands more effective and autonomous.
As the alter ego of the Governor-General, the alcalde mayor exercised over all executive, judicial, and legislative functions of Cavite. By the Decree dated June 25, 1847, the title of alcalde mayor was changed to politico-military governor. This time, judicial functions were stripped off from the chief executive. Col.
The first Alcalde-Mayor (present-day governor) of Iloilo province to be appointed by the Spanish monarch was Diego de la Correa who held this position from 1634 to 1636. In the early years of Spanish settlement, only a handful of towns has been established.
The institution was established also in Spanish America during the conquest and the Spanish Philippines, where it was also known by the names justicia mayor [citation needed] and alcalde mayor [citation needed] (not to be confused with the alcaldes ordinarios of the cabildo). In Indian areas the office was known as the corregidor de indios.
Aguilar, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Pangasinan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election ...
It also served as the residence of the alcalde-mayor, presidente municipal, or governor, who held the highest authority as the Spanish official in Iloilo during the period. Constructed in 1869, it is considered the first provincial capitol building in the Philippines. [ 1 ]
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