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A corregidor (Spanish: [korexiˈðoɾ]) was a local administrative and judicial official in Spanish Empire. They were the representatives of the royal jurisdiction over a town and its district. The name comes from the word corregir, meaning "to correct". He was the highest authority of a corregimiento.
Corregimiento (Spanish: [korexiˈmjento]; Catalan: Corregiment, IPA: [kurəʒiˈmen]) is a Spanish term used for country subdivisions for royal administrative purposes, ensuring districts were under crown control as opposed to local elites.
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.
Pages in category "Hindi words and phrases" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aam Aadmi;
Always existing in pairs, they were called Alcalde de primer voto (roughly, "first mayor") and Alcalde de segundo voto (roughly, "second mayor"). The alcalde ordinario was a judicial magistrate who, with some exceptions, was responsible for the administration of civil and criminal justice within their municipal jurisdiction.
In Catalan-speaking parts of Spain, municipalities generally use the Catalan cognate, ajuntament, while Galician ones use the word concello, Astur-Leonese conceyu and Basque udaletxea. Since ayuntamiento is a metonym for the building in which the council meets, it also translates to "city/ town hall " in English.
In 1749 an intendancy was established in every province, with the intendant also holding the office of corregidor of the capital city. (The offices were separated again in 1766). District alcaldes mayores or coregidores were subordinated to the provincial intendente-corregidor and assisted him in managing the province and implementing reforms. [9]
Corregidor is an island in the Philippines.. Corregidor may also refer to: . Corregidor (position), a Spanish judicial or administrative position The Battle of Corregidor (1942), the World War II battle in which Japan took control of Corregidor Island, leading to the capture and occupation of the Philippines by Japan