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The City Mayor of Manila (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Maynila, sometimes referred to as, Alkalde ng Maynila) ... 1898:The Shaping of Philippine History. 35.
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.
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.
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.
Pages in category "Lists of mayors of places in the Philippines" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 following is a list of mayors (alcaldes) of Lima since the city's foundation in 1535. Under Spanish rule , the city's cabildo was headed by an Alcalde ordinario . [ a ] Currently, the city's local government is under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima .
The mayor of Iloilo City (Hiligaynon: Alcalde sang Ciudad sang Iloilo) is the head of the executive branch of government in Iloilo City, in the Philippines. The mayor holds office at the Iloilo City Hall in Iloilo City Proper. The mayor can serve for three consecutive terms only, although they can be elected again after an interruption of one term.