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The cabildo of San Juan Tenochtitlan was a governing council established in the 16th century to give a Spanish-style government to Tenochtitlan. The cabildo consisted of a single governor, a number of alcaldes and regidores, and a number of other minor officials. The cabildo was abolished in 1812 through the Spanish Constitution of 1812. [1]
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Tenochtitlan, [a] also known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan, [b] was a large Mexican altepetl in what is now the historic center of Mexico City. The exact date of the founding of the city is unclear, but the date 13 March 1325 was chosen in 1925 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the city. [ 3 ]
Cabildo insular, island governments in the Canary Islands; Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, the governing body of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands; Cabildo of San Juan Tenochtitlan, a governing council established in the 16th century in Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City)
Tenochtitlan — a former major Aztec Empire altepetl (city state) in central Mexico. ... Cabildo of San Juan Tenochtitlan (2 C, 2 P) P. Tenochca people (1 C, 1 P) T.
At the heart of Spanish colonial cities was a central plaza, with the main church, town council (cabildo) building, residences of the main civil and religious officials, and the residences of the most important residents (vecinos) of the town built there. The principal businesses were also located around this central plan.
The evangelization of Mexico. Spanish conquerors saw it as their right and their duty to convert indigenous populations to Catholicism. Because Catholicism had played such an important role in the Reconquista (Catholic reconquest) of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims, the Catholic Church in essence became another arm of the Spanish government, since the crown was granted sweeping powers ...
Along them he was also tortured, with his feet burned, because of the gold lost by the Spaniards when they had to flee Tenochtitlan. Huanitzin was baptized with the Spanish Christian name Diego. He took the surname de Alvarado from his baptismal sponsor — probably Pedro de Alvarado or one of his brothers, [ 1 ] whose uncle with whom they came ...