Cortes of Spain
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The Cortes of Spain is the historical name for Spain’s national legislative assembly, which served as the kingdom’s representative parliament responsible for enacting laws and approving major state decisions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cortes of the Kingdom of Spain | 2 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
parliament ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
surface form:
Cortes
Cortes of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Cortes of the Kingdom of Spain
|
| approves |
key acts of state
ⓘ
royal legislation ⓘ |
| authorizes | state decisions requiring parliamentary approval ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| decisionScope |
major state policies
ⓘ
national laws ⓘ |
| exercisesPower | legislative power in the kingdom ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| governs | subjects of the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| hasRole |
national legislative assembly
ⓘ
representative parliament ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central institution of Spanish parliamentary tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Spanish ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
approving major state decisions
ⓘ
enacting laws ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Spain ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy of Spain ⓘ |
| represents |
estates of the realm
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
surface form:
kingdom of Spain
|
| typeOfLegislature | unicameral or multi-estate assembly depending on period ⓘ |
| usedAsName | historical name for Spain’s national legislature ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Cortes of the Kingdom of Spain
this entity surface form:
Cortes of the Kingdom of Spain