Captain General
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Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capitán General | 2 |
| Capitão-general | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ military rank ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Captain General
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitán General
|
| appointedBy |
King of Spain
ⓘ
Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| equivalentTo |
commander-in-chief
ⓘ
governor-general in some territories ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
armed forces
ⓘ
defense policy ⓘ local officials ⓘ provincial administration ⓘ public order ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief administrative authority
ⓘ
civil governor ⓘ representative of the king ⓘ supreme military commander ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
captaincy general
ⓘ
viceroyalty (in some cases) ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
royal cédula
ⓘ
royal decree ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial administration system ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo |
higher than field marshal
ⓘ
higher than general ⓘ higher than lieutenant general ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
colonial security
ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ implementation of royal decrees ⓘ military defense ⓘ naval defense in some maritime regions ⓘ tax collection supervision ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ Ministry of Defence of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of War of Spain
Ministry of the Navy of Spain ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| usedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
mainland Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Spain
Philippines ⓘ Spanish North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Africa
Spanish America ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Spanish colonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Capitán General
this entity surface form:
Capitán General
this entity surface form:
Capitão-general