Regidor
The Regidor was a council member in Castile without any other function in the Cabildo (city council). His task was to control the city administration, in particular to monitor the use of financial resources.
These cabildos existed in the free cities and in the places owned by the crown. The number of regidores changed with the number of parishes and the importance of the places.
In Castile, the regidores were installed directly by the crown in the royal cities (e.g. Madrid). The appointment is in most cases for life ( perpetuo ). The prerequisite for the appointment as regidor was that the candidate was Hidalgo , led a good, modest life, was able to carry out the office, and that he did not engage in trade or trade (which was impossible for a nobleman anyway).
In Latin America, the regidores were used by the conquistadors to establish a new settlement. These were primarily officers who wanted to settle in these settlements, were mostly aristocrats and who were given sufficient land. Later the citizens elected their regidores, who then also chose the Alcalde and other city officials from among their ranks. Over time, all of these functions were bestowed on the province by the governor or captain general. They were reserved for the Spanish nobles and their American-born descendants.
Today the term Regidor in various Latin American countries (e.g. Mexico , Honduras ) describes the members of a city council elected by the population.
literature
- Manuel Salamanca López: El nombramiento de regidores en Madrid (1700–1759) . In: Espacio, Tiempo y Forma . Series IV. Historia Moderna (17). Madrid 2004, p. 293–324 ( El nombramiento de regidores en Madrid (1700–1759) [PDF; 1.8 MB ; accessed on July 21, 2008]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ teleSUR - ds - SH: Plan antifraude electoral en Honduras . ( telesurtv.net [accessed August 10, 2017]).