The Office of Adelantado (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Office of Adelantado (Classic Reprint) written by Roscoe R. Hill and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Office of Adelantado The derivation of the name was the same as that of the higher official, for the adelantado menor was also to take the place of the king. According to the Parlz'a'as he was a very important official, placed by the king over all the merinos, not only over those of the districts and regions but also over those of the villages. 2 The chief distinction between the two offices lay in the fact that, whereas the judicial functions of the adelan tado menor were not supreme, his administrative functions were more extensive than those of the adelantado mayor. He was thus a judicial officer, endowed with extensive administrative powers, and placed in charge of a certain designated district.3 As late as 1681, in the codification known as La Nueva Rooopi lacierz, provisions were included dealing with the adelantado menor. From that time onward the office fell into complete disuse. Because of the abuses committed by the adelantados menores they were supplanted by the alcaldes mayores. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."