cabildo of Popayán

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The cabildo of Popayán was the municipal council and local governing body of the colonial city of Popayán, responsible for administering civic, judicial, and economic affairs on behalf of the Spanish Crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabildo
colonial municipal council
local governing body
appliesToJurisdiction Popayán NERFINISHED
municipality of Popayán NERFINISHED
basedOn Castilian municipal institutions
country Spanish Empire
exercisedPowerIn civic affairs
economic affairs
judicial affairs
governedFor interests of Spanish Crown
governmentForm corporate body
governmentType municipal council
governs city of Popayán NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver surrounding rural district of Popayán
urban population of Popayán
hasMember alcalde ordinario
alguacil mayor
escribano
regidor
hasRole civic administration
economic regulation
judicial authority
local government
municipal administration
representation of Spanish Crown
historicalRegion Andean region of present-day Colombia
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
legalSystem Castilian law NERFINISHED
Spanish colonial law
location New Kingdom of Granada NERFINISHED
Popayán NERFINISHED
Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED
operatedOnBehalfOf Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
partOf Spanish colonial administration NERFINISHED
network of colonial cabildos in Spanish America
responsibleFor local justice
local taxation
market regulation
policing
public works
urban regulation
subordinateTo Spanish colonial governor
royal audiencia NERFINISHED
timePeriod Spanish colonial period NERFINISHED
usedLanguage Spanish

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Governor of Popayán governsThrough cabildo of Popayán