GLOSSARY Alcabala Sales Tax Alcabala De Salida Sales Tax On

GLOSSARY Alcabala Sales Tax Alcabala De Salida Sales Tax On

GLOSSARY Alcabala Sales tax Alcabala de salida Sales tax on export goods Alcalde(s) ordinario(s) Local magistrate elected yearly among the members of a city or town council Alcalde(s) mayor(es) District official of royal appointment, in Spanish America essentially equivalent to a corregidor Alcaldía mayor The district under the jurisdiction of an alcalde mayor Alcalde Provincial Municipal official responsible for admin- istering justice in the rural area within a city’s jurisdiction Alguacil(es) mayor(es) Chief constable of a corporation or prov- ince Almojarifazgo A customs duty, especially that paid on imported goods Asiento(s) A contract; here specifically that which allowed Portugal, then France and finally Britain a monopoly over the import of African slaves into Spanish America Asiento de Negros, see Asiento Audiencia(s) The highest court of justice within a kingdom, with administrative, legisla- tive and consultative authority; in the Americas also the area over which such a tribunal had jurisdiction Avería A tax levied on exports and imports to defray the crown’s expenses in maintain- ing naval convoys Aviso(s) A dispatch ship Ayuntamiento(s) A municipal council acting as a corpora- tion Bando(s) A public proclamation Cabildo Town council or municipal corporation <UN> 200 glossary Cabo Principal The commanding officer of the garrison of a presidio; also the senior military officer within a province other than the captain-general or viceroy Capellanía(s) An endowed chaplaincy Caja(s) Real(es) A royal treasury office Calidad The social category of a person, often expressed in racial terms but reflecting the individual’s reputation as a whole Casa de la Contratación A tribunal originally based in Seville, later in Cadiz, responsible for supervis- ing and taxing trade with the Americas Cédula(s), see Real(es) Cédula(s) Colegio(s) Mayor(es) An exclusive residence hall or confrater- nity associated with one of the foremost universities of Spain Consulado(s) A merchants’ guild and its tribunal, par- ticularly those of Seville-Cadiz, Mexico City and Lima Consulado de Cargadores a Indias The merchants’ guild of Seville-Cadiz, the corporate body of Spanish mer- chants involved in trade with America Consulta(s) A formal written opinion produced by one of the Councils Corregidor(es) The chief magistrate of a district; in Spanish America, by the late seven- teenth century there was no significant difference between this official and an alcade mayor Corregimiento(s) The district under the authority of a corregidor Criado(s) A client who accompanied a viceroy, usually from Spain Doctrina(s) An Indian parish Encomienda(s) In the Indies, a grant of Indians as labor- ers and tribute payers in exchange for Christianizing them; in the Peninsula, a grant of land, usually belonging to one of the military orders <UN>.

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