Alcalde de la hermandad

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'''Alcalde de la hermandad''' (roughly, Mayor of the neighborhood) was a term used in the [[Kingdom of Castile|Spanish]] colonies in [[the Americas]] during the times of the [[Spanish Empire]]. The term referred to [[alcalde]]s named in towns and villages within the jurisdiction of the Spanish Empire in the Americas whose function was primarily to be informed of infractions committed against the established order in rural areas.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2Xkxxr7 ''Alcaldes de la Hermandad.''] Joaquín Escriche. Diccionario Razonado de Legislación y Jurisprudencia. (Diccionario Social / Enciclopedia Jurídica Online.) Accessed 1 June 2019.</ref> Their term lasted one year.<ref>Diccionario Razonado de Legislación y Jurisprudencia. 6 January 2015.</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Cabildo (council)|Cabildo]]
* [[Presidente municipal]]
* [[Corregidor (position)|Corregidor]]
* [[Alcalde]]
* [[Sargento mayor]]
* [[Cabildo (council)|Cabildo]]
* [[Regidor]]
* [[Syndic|Síndico]]
* [[Ayuntamiento]]
* [[Teniente a guerra]]
* [[Corregimiento]]

== References ==


==Notes==


== Further reading ==
* [[Clarence H. Haring|Haring, C. H.]], ''The Spanish Empire in America''. New York, Oxford University Press, 1947.
* O'Callaghan, Joseph F. ''A History of Medieval Spain''. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 1975.

[[Category:Spanish words and phrases]]
[[Category:Heads of local government]]

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