Reglamento de 1779–1781 for secular pueblo establishment
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The Reglamento de 1779–1781 for secular pueblo establishment was a late 18th-century Spanish colonial ordinance that organized and regulated the founding and governance of civilian towns in Alta California, shifting emphasis from mission control to a more secular, municipal framework.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial ordinance
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administrative guideline → legal regulation → |
| administrativeDomain |
secular municipal framework
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| aimsTo |
encourage Spanish and mixed-heritage settlement
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promote stable agricultural communities → strengthen royal authority in frontier regions → |
| appliesTo |
civilian settlers in Alta California pueblos
→
secular pueblo establishment → |
| appliesToTerritory |
Alta California
→
Las Californias → |
| associatedWith |
Spanish colonial frontier policy
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urban planning in colonial Alta California → |
| contrastsWith |
mission-centered governance
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| countryOfOrigin |
Spanish Empire
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| defines |
criteria for founding a pueblo
→
relationship between pueblos and military presidios → relationship between pueblos and missions → rights and duties of pueblo residents → |
| documentType |
reglamento
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| endTime |
1781
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| governingAuthority |
Spanish colonial administration in New Spain
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| governs |
civilian population in new pueblos
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|
| historicalContext |
Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Empire
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| implementsPolicy |
secularization of local administration in Alta California
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|
| influenced |
development of early Californian towns
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transition from mission to civil society in Alta California → |
| language |
Spanish
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|
| legalStatus |
colonial ordinance
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|
| legalSystem |
Spanish colonial law
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|
| purpose |
to organize municipal governance in Alta California
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to regulate the founding of secular pueblos in Alta California → to shift emphasis from mission control to secular civil administration → |
| regulates |
allocation of town lands
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distribution of house lots and farm plots → establishment of civilian towns → governance of pueblos → local offices and municipal officials → obligations of settlers in new pueblos → |
| startTime |
1779
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|
| subjectMatter |
land tenure in new pueblos
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local justice and policing in pueblos → town planning and municipal organization → |
| timePeriod |
late 18th century
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Felipe de Neve
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implemented |