Captain General of Valencia

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The Captain General of Valencia was the highest military and often civil authority in the historical Kingdom of Valencia under the Spanish monarchy, overseeing regional defense, order, and governance.

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Label Occurrences
Captain General of Valencia canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era office
government office
military office
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Valencia
Valencian territory of the Crown of Aragon
surface form: Valencian territory
country Spain
governs regional defense, order, and governance in the Kingdom of Valencia
hasAuthorityOver coastal fortresses
local militias
military governors of strongholds
regional garrisons
hasRole command of regular army units stationed in Valencia
coordination of coastal defense
coordination of wartime logistics in the region
coordination with viceroy or other royal representatives
defense of the Kingdom of Valencia
enforcement of royal decrees related to defense
highest military authority in the Kingdom of Valencia
implementation of royal military policy
maintenance of public order
often exercised civil authority
organization of militia forces
oversight of fortifications and garrisons
oversight of local authorities in matters of security
regional commander of royal troops
representation of the king in military affairs
response to internal revolts and unrest
supervision of military justice
hierarchicalPosition highest-ranking military officer in the Kingdom of Valencia
often coordinated with the Council of War in Madrid
subordinate to the king of Spain
officeHolderSelectedBy King of Spain
surface form: king of Spain
officeHolderTitleLanguage Spanish
Catalan
surface form: Valencian
partOf Crown of Aragon territories under the Spanish Monarchy
Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish Monarchy
relatedTo Kingdom of Valencia
Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown

Spanish military administration
Generalitat of Valencia
surface form: Valencian institutions
scope regional
seatOfOffice Valencia
surface form: city of Valencia
timePeriod Bourbon Spain
Habsburg Spain
early modern period
usedInConflictType Mediterranean maritime defense
defense against foreign invasions
suppression of internal revolts

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Francisco Javier de Elío positionHeld Captain General of Valencia
Captain General of the Balearic Islands relatedTo Captain General of Valencia
Miguel Primo de Rivera was Spanish head of government during the war positionHeld Captain General of Valencia
subject surface form: Miguel Primo de Rivera