Cabildo (council)

Cabildos were urban self-governing bodies in medieval Castile and the occupied parts of Spain in the New World.

The term Cabildo today in Spanish the meaning of religious chapter. It has been preserved in the name of the administrative authorities of the Canary Islands and the word Cabildeo for lobbying. The legal framework in the Spanish colonies were the Leyes de Burgos. They set a segregationist, so predominant type of the colonial city was divided into two parts. The colonists were managed by the Cabildo de Españoles and the colonized by the Cabildo de Indios. From the Cabildo de Indios Naboríos, indigenous people, who were not slaves, but were obliged to service a Spanish gentlemen were administered. The structures of the Cabildo Insular in the Canary Islands were also found in the other colonial Kabildos. Since the Spanish colonial regime included the Ejido are today's links with the Cabildo ambivalent. For example, there is a Cabildo Indígena Chibcariwak, which refers in his naming of the colonial Cabildo.

Cabildo de nación

Cabildo de nación were a set up by the Spanish colonial authorities in Cuba City Administration for slave settlements. They were later to collective term for centers of cultural activity, social support, and partly religious kind The increasing number of slaves during the 17th century to the colonial islands of Cuba has brought the Spanish rulers to create social structures within which the slave society could be better controlled. Since the communication between slave owners and slaves - and slaves of different tribes and regions - difficult was almost impossible, they began to divide the slaves in different groups or communities of various African peoples. These communities were called Cabildo.

Cabildos were introduced not only in Cuba but in all the colonies of Spain. A cabildo is an elected city councilor, who was responsible for the internal administration of resguardos ( Reserves ) and served the disempowerment of Indian caciques. Their duties and rights have now been applied in the 17th century to the Cabildo officials ( cabildantes ). To avoid centralization of power many rules and regulations have been introduced, for example, were allowed to cabildo members not be related to each other. The number of cabildo officials depended on the size of the place. It was annually re-elected and re-election was permitted only after the expiry of three years.

Cabildo Insular to the Canary Islands

In the Canary Islands, each of the seven islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote, La Palma, Tenerife is a separate administrative unit. The Cabildo of the Canary Islands are also governmental, administrative and representative bodies of the individual islands. They are institutions of the Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias.

The historic Cabildo in La Laguna

The term Cabildo goes back to the urban self-governing bodies existing on the Canary Islands and in Latin America since the Middle Ages in Castile and since colonization. The Cabildo of La Laguna was to be considered at the beginning as a kind of urban self-government. Since La Laguna was the only town on the island until 1648, the administrative area of the Cabildo of the entire island covered. Even after collection La Orotava to the city in 1648 remained until 1812, large parts of the responsibilities for the island in the Cabildo in La Laguna. The Cortes of Cádiz created a new local government structure for Spain in the Cabildo no longer occurred.

The first Cabildo of La Laguna held its first meeting in 1497. The members held different functions. The composition and the number of members changed with time. The manner in which these offices were awarded subject to constant change. The first Cabildo was made up of ten people. These were:

  • The Gobernador as Corregidor
  • The Teniente del Gobernador
  • The Alcalde
  • Five Regidores
  • Two Jurados

Later were also the holders of the following offices members of the Cabildo

  • The Aguacil Mayor
  • The Fieles Ejecutores
  • The Personeros
  • The Escribanos del Cabildo
  • The mayor Alférez
  • The Mayordomo

A direct translation of the terms is not possible, as these offices are not in use in the German administration in this way and segregation of duties.

Gobernador

The Gobernador ( Governor / Governor ) was Corregidor as Chairman of the Cabildo. The first Gobernador La Laguna was el Adelantado Alonso Fernández de Lugo. After his death in 1525 his son Pedro Fernández de Lugo took office. From 1535 on the crown occupied the office with lawyers from 1573 with the military. In the course of the concentration of administrative Philip II took the office in 1589 with the Capitán General (now commander of a military district ) for the whole archipelago together. The new incumbent was also Chairman of the Real Audiencia based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. From 1631 Gobernadores were simultaneously Captains de Guerra ( captain ). In 1723, the then Capitán General moved his official residence, but not the seat of the Cabildo, to Santa Cruz.

Teniente del Gobernador

The Teniente del Gobernador (representatives of the Governor ) was often identical to the Alcalde Mayor.

Alcalde

The alcalde of the 16th century was responsible for the organization of the judiciary and was a judge of first instance in cases of criminal and civil law. Today, the Chairman of the Ayuntamiento (mayor) is called Alcalde.

Regidores

The Regidores led administration. They were appointed by the Crown, in the first years of time later perpetual motion ( for life). The Office was often handed down from father to son. In 1581, the number of Regidores to 38, increased in 1619 to over 50.

Alguacil Mayor

The alguacil Mayor was responsible for ensuring that the court orders were executed. He provided security in the city. The Office should be re- awarded every year actually, but was often carried out for life.

Fieles Ejecutores

The Fieles Ejecutores monitored the weights and measures and compliance with specified prices.

Personeros

The Personeros had to keep the task the interests of the population. They were elected by the people, but in the Cabildo had no voice. Later, they were responsible for the care of the population. It was the office of Síndico Personero General who was elected in two stages: All heads of households, not only in La Laguna, but also in the other municipalities of the island, chose electors, who then determined the incumbent.

Escribanos

The Escribanos del Cabildo had the task of notaries and were also responsible for logging the decisions of the Cabildo.

Alférez Mayor

The Alférez Mayor was the standard-bearer of the king. This office was hereditary in the family Valcárcel.

Mayordomo

The major-domo was in charge of the city treasury and the city's finances.

For the performance of its duties the Cabildo were their own funds. This resulted primarily from the sale of Holzeinschlagerechten and leases of pastures and arable land were in the possession of the city.

Cabildo abierto

On May 20, 1810 Castelli and Martín Rodríguez called for the holding of a Cabildo abierto Baltasar de Cisneros the viceroy of Río de la Plata, which has been convened for 22 May 1810 and on which a Government Junta was formed. In Colombia Cabildo abierto has the importance of community meeting with representatives of the local government.

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  • Boletín Oficial de Canarias (Law and Ordinance Gazette of the Government of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands) http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/boc/
  • Ana Viña Brito, Mariano Gambin García, M ª Amada Rodríguez Ramos, Leocadia Pérez González: Real Cédulas Provisiones Privilegios y de la isla de Tenerife ( 1496-1531 ). Oristán y Gociano editors Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 2006. ISBN 84-934721-0-7
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