Regidor

The Regidor was in Castile a councilor without further function in the Cabildo ( City Council ). His task was to control the city council to monitor in particular the use of financial resources.

This Cabildos existed in the free cities and in the places that were in the possession of the crown. The number of Regidores changed with the number of parishes and the importance of places.

In Castile the Regidores were used in the royal cities (eg in Madrid) directly from the crown. The appointment successes in most cases for life ( perpetual motion ). Was a prerequisite for appointment to Regidor that the candidate was Hidalgo, led a good life demure, was able to run the office, and that he carried neither trade nor trade (which was excluded for a nobleman anyway).

In Latin America, Regidores were used by the conquistadors in the establishment of a new settlement. Here it was primarily to officers who wanted to settle in these settlements, most were of noble birth and where sufficient land has been allocated. Later, the citizens chose their Regidores, which then also determined the Alcalde and other municipal officials from their ranks. With the passage of time all these functions have been awarded by the Governor or the Capitán General of the province. They were the Spanish nobles and their American-born descendants reserved.

Today, the term Regidor in several Latin American countries (eg, the Mexico) is elected by the population members of a city council.