captain general

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historical occupation military office military rank

A captain general is a high-ranking military and sometimes administrative commander historically responsible for overseeing armed forces and governance within a specific territory.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Captain General of Madrid	1

Statements (84)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical occupation ⓘ military office ⓘ military rank ⓘ
appointedBy	head of state ⓘ monarch ⓘ
authorityDerivedFrom	letters patent ⓘ royal decree ⓘ sovereign mandate ⓘ
etymologyFrom	Late Latin capitaneus ⓘ Latin caput ⓘ Spanish capitán general ⓘ
etymologyLanguage	English ⓘ
field	military ⓘ public administration ⓘ
gender	can be male or female ⓘ
hasAlternativeLabel	capitano generale ⓘ capitán general ⓘ capitán-general ⓘ capitão-general ⓘ captain-general ⓘ general captain ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	defense of a colony or province ⓘ fortifications and garrisons ⓘ military forces in a defined territory ⓘ naval and land forces within their command ⓘ
hasRole	administrator of a province or colony ⓘ commander of armed forces in a territory ⓘ military governor ⓘ overseer of colonial defense ⓘ representative of the sovereign in military matters ⓘ supreme military authority in a jurisdiction ⓘ
historicallyUsedIn	Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese colonies ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Andalusia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Guatemala region NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of the Basque Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Captaincy General of the Canary Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Caribbean colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonies in the Americas ⓘ
isOftenEquivalentTo	supreme commander of armed forces in a region ⓘ
mayAlsoHoldOffice	governor ⓘ president of an audiencia ⓘ viceroy ⓘ
rankComparedTo	commander-in-chief ⓘ field marshal ⓘ general ⓘ
relatedConcept	captaincy general ⓘ commander-in-chief NERFINISHED ⓘ governor-general ⓘ military governor ⓘ viceroy ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of army and navy operations ⓘ defense against foreign invasion ⓘ implementation of royal policies ⓘ maintenance of public order ⓘ organization of local militias ⓘ overall military strategy in the territory ⓘ suppression of internal revolts ⓘ
status	largely historical title ⓘ
stillUsedIn	some Spanish-speaking countries as a formal or ceremonial rank ⓘ some armed forces as highest general officer rank ⓘ
timePeriod	colonial era ⓘ early modern period ⓘ late medieval period ⓘ
typicalRankLevel	high-ranking commander ⓘ senior military commander ⓘ
usedAsTitleFor	ceremonial commander of the armed forces in some monarchies ⓘ heads of state in their capacity as military leaders in some countries ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Captain General of the Balearic Islands → officeHolderRank → captain general ⓘ

Miguel Primo de Rivera was Spanish head of government during the war → positionHeld → captain general ⓘ

subject surface form: Miguel Primo de Rivera

this entity surface form: Captain General of Madrid