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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.
During this period, the corregidor, or alcalde mayor, of Cartagena de Indias had both judicial and administrative powers, while the colonial governor was the military and budgetary authority in the province and semi-corregidor of the capital city, which because of its economic importance had significant autonomy from Bogotá, and played a vital ...
Corregidor: 1811: 1812 José Sanjuán: Corregidor: March 1812: August 1812 Nicolás Scorcia Ladrón Pascual del Pobil, II Count of Soto Ameno: Aristocratic liberal: 1812: 1813 Manuel Soler de Vargas: Bourgeoisie: 1813: 1813 Tomás Pro: Absolutist: 1814: 1814 Luis Riquelme: Corregidor: 1814 1814 José Casimiro de Lavalle: Corregidor: 1814 1814 ...
Mayan alcaldes from Guatemala, 1891. Alcalde (/ æ l ˈ k æ l d i /; Spanish:) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo (the municipal council) and judge of first instance of a town.
Under the Ancien Régime, the city was headed by a corregidor until the 19th century. Currently, the city's local government is under the jurisdiction of the City Council of Madrid . Mayors from 1803 to 1931
Valenzuela would be elected as the Corregidor (Mayor) of Valdivia, a strategically important city in Colonial Chile. [1] As Corregidor, he made great efforts to fortify the city and to prevent pirate attacks. He also owned an encomienda in the city on Teja Island. Valenzuela was killed when the Mapuches attacked and destroyed the city in 1599.
No provision was made restricting the alcalde mayor to engage in trade; Corregidor (for Districts) If a provincia was large, the alcalde mayor had a corregidor to administer over corregimientos (provincial district) Exercised executive and judiciary power; Junta Provincial (1893–1898) Provincial council which assisted the alcalde mayor
Throughout the centuries, the Ponce municipal heads of government, may have held titles different than the modern title of "Mayor".[c] Some of the other titles held were Teniente a guerra, Corregidor, Alcalde mayor, Alcalde ordinario, Justicia mayor, Alcalde constitucional, Alcalde en propiedad, Alcalde real ordinario, and Comandante militar.