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Cabildo De Córdoba, Argentina
Cabildo may refer to: Buildings * The Cabildo, a historic building in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. * Cabildo of Buenos Aires, a historical building in Argentina, government house during colonial times * Cabildo of Jujuy, a National Historic Monument in Argentina * Córdoba Cabildo, a historical building in Argentina, government house during colonial times * Montevideo Cabildo, a former government house in Montevideo, now a museum Government * Cabildo (council), a former Spanish municipal administrative unit governed by a council * Cabildo abierto, or open cabildo, a Latin American political action for convening citizens to make important decisions * Cabildo insular, island governments in the Canary Islands * Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, the governing body of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands * Cabildo of San Juan Tenochtitlan, a governing council established in the 16th century in Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City) Organizations * Cabildo (Cuba), African ethnic association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cabildo
The Cabildo, originally called "Casa Capitular", is a historical building in New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally the seat of Spanish colonial city hall, the building now forms part of the Louisiana State Museum. It is located along Jackson Square, adjacent to St. Louis Cathedral. History The original Cabildo was destroyed in the Great New Orleans Fire of 1788. The building was rebuilt between 1795 and 1799 as the home of the Spanish municipal government in New Orleans. In 1821, the Spanish coat of arms was removed from the façade pediment and replaced with the extant American eagle with cannonballs by the Italian sculptor Pietro Cardelli and the third floor with mansard roof was later added in 1847, in the French style. The building took its name from the governing body who met there—the "Illustrious Cabildo," or city council. The Cabildo was the site of the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremonies late in 1803, and continued to be used by the New Orleans city council unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo Of Buenos Aires
The Cabildo of Buenos Aires () is the public building in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that was used as a seat of the cabildo (council), town council during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. The building was also seat of other institutions such as the Royal Audience of Buenos Aires, the highest court for appeal of second instance in the territory, operated from April 6, 1661 to January 23, 1812, when it was replaced by an Appeals Chamber.El Museo on Cabildo website On September 13, 1810, the Primera Junta created the National Library of Argentina, Public Library of Buenos Aires, being the Cabildo its first location for two years. The institution that was housed for the longest in the building was the Buenos Aires prison, from 1608 to 1877, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo Of Jujuy
The Cabildo of Jujuy (Spanish: ''Cabildo de Jujuy'') is a cabildo founded on 19 April 1593 at the Argentina province of Jujuy. It was where Manuel Belgrano showed the National Argentine Flag, on 25 May 1812. It collapsed by the 1863 Jujuy earthquake, and started being reconstructed in 1864 and finally finished three years later in 1867. On 14 July 1941, it was declared ''Monumento Histórico Nacional'' (National Historic Monument). History Spanish conqueror Francisco de Argañarás y Murguía, along with his hueste, found the land where he later ended up founding the city on 16 April 1593. The following day, Argañarás chose Rodrigo Pereyra as scrivener, founded the city archive and the aperture of the Cabildo book. On 19 April of the same year Argañarás founded the city San Salvador de Velazco (currently San Salvador de Jujuy, capital of Jujuy) and chose the Cabildo members. The exact date of the construction of the cabildo is unknown due to archives loss, but it is known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Córdoba Cabildo
The Córdoba Cabildo was the ''Cabildo (council), Cabildo'' (colonial town hall) of Córdoba, Argentina. Overview The local government in Córdoba met in its members' private homes in the first years after the settlement's 1573 establishment. The first structure designated for the purpose was begun in 1588, and was a modest adobe and thatched roof structure typical of the colonial era in Spanish America. A framed wood structure designed by Alonso de Encinas replaced the precarious, initial cabildo in 1610. Encinas' cabildo, which included only the Alcalde's office, living quarters and a small jail, was ordered replaced by a larger building in 1749 by the Alcade (Mayor), José Moyano Oscariz. The Governor of Córdoba appointed in 1783, the Marquess of Sobremonte, Rafael de Sobremonte, Rafael Núñez, prioritized the much delayed completion of the new Cabildo. He commissioned Juan Manuel López for the new project, which would feature a significantly larger office space, grand ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montevideo Cabildo
The Montevideo Cabildo (Spanish language: Cabildo de Montevideo) is the public building in Montevideo that was used as the government house during the colonial times of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate. Today the building is used as a museum and houses the Historical Archive of the city. It is located on Constitution Square, in Ciudad Vieja Ciudad Vieja () is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan Departments of Guatemala, department of Sacatepéquez. According to the 2018 census, the town has a population of 32,802 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo (council)
A cabildo () or ayuntamiento () was a Spanish Empire, Spanish colonial and early postcolonial administrative council that governed a municipality. Cabildos were sometimes appointed, sometimes elected, but were considered to be representative of all land-owning heads of medieval household, household (''vecinos''). The colonial cabildo was essentially the same as the one that was developed in Middle Ages, medieval Crown of Castile, Castile. The word ''cabildo'' has the same Latin root (''capitulum'') as the English word wiktionary:chapter, chapter and in fact is also the Spanish word for a cathedral chapter. Historically, the term ''ayuntamiento'' was often preceded by the word ''excelentísimo'' (English language, English: "most excellent") as a style (manner of address), style of office in referring to the council. That phrase is often abbreviated ''Exc.mo Ay.to'' History The Castilian cabildo has some similarities to the ancient Roman ''municipium'' and ''civitas'', especial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo Abierto
''Cabildo Abierto'' ( Spanish for " Open cabildo" or "Town hall meeting") is an Uruguayan political party founded in 2019. The party is described as right-wing populist, nationalist and conservative, as well as mostly characterized as far-right on the mainstream political spectre. However, it defines itself as Artiguist and is referred to as a third position party by some sources. It participated for the first time in an election the same year of its foundation, obtaining 11.04% of the votes, three senators and eleven representatives. It is led by Guido Manini Ríos, descendant of a traditional Colorado Party family and former Commander in Chief of the Army. According to "Cifra", a consultancy firm, in October 2019, 24% of its voters were previously from the Broad Front, 14% from the Colorado Party and 10% from the National Party. Gonzalo Ferreira Sienra, one of the children of Wilson Ferreira Aldunate, is a member of Cabildo Abierto. History This political group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo Insular
A ''cabildo insular'' () is the government and administration institution of each of the seven major islands in the Canary Islands archipelago: Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. The island of La Graciosa falls under the jurisdiction of the ''cabildo'' of Lanzarote. The members of a ''cabildo'' are elected by direct universal suffrage by the Spanish citizens of each island. The membership is determined by party-list proportional representation. In Francoist Spain the members were appointed rather than elected. Created under the Law of Cabildos of 1912, the ''cabildos insulares'' took over powers ascribed to the Provincial deputation (Spain), provincial councils. ''Cabildos'' exercise a level of authority between those of their province and their autonomous communities in matters of health, environment, culture, sports, industry, roads, drinking water and irrigation, hunting and fishing licensing, museums, beaches, public transpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo Insular De Tenerife
Cabildo Insular de Tenerife (Island Council of Tenerife) is the governing body of the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands). It was established on 16 March 1913 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in a session held by the City Council. It was, at that time, the first corporation. The Cabildo of Tenerife, like the other councils of the Canary Islands, enjoys a number of local powers as contained in the Statute of Autonomy of the Canaries. Other powers are delegated to the ministries of the territorial government. Offices The Tenerife Town Hall originally served as the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City council building. In its first year the government transferred the offices to a building located at the intersection of the 25 de Julio Avenue and Numancia Street in the capital, Tinerfeña. A later transfer moved the Town Hall support offices to Alfonso XII Street (currently Castillo Street), where they remained until 1928. In that year, offices were moved to several rented floors in a new bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo Of San Juan Tenochtitlan
The cabildo of San Juan Tenochtitlan was a governing council established in the 16th century to give a Spanish-style government to Tenochtitlan. The cabildo consisted of a single governor, a number of alcaldes and regidores, and a number of other minor officials. The cabildo was abolished in 1812 through the Spanish Constitution of 1812. Governor Initially the governorship was given to the ''tlatoani'' (indigenous dynastic ruler) and many early governors were thus referred to by the Spaniards as ''cacique y gobernador'' ("Indian ruler and governor") or ''señor y gobernador'' ("lord and governor"). The last ''tlatoani'' of Tenochtitlan was Luis de Santa María Nanacacipactzin (1563–1565). Governors who also were ''tlatoani'' or ''cuauhtlatoani'' (interim ruler) are indicated in the list. Subsequent (non-dynastic) governors were referred to ''juez-gobernador'' ("judge-governor") or simply ''gobernador'' ("governor"). In 1564, the governor received a salary of 400 pesos per ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo (Cuba)
Cabildos de nación were African ethnic associations created in Cuba in the late 16th century based on the Spanish cofradías (guilds or fraternities) that were organized in Seville for the first time around the 14th century. The Sevillian cofradías had the tutelage of a Catholic saint and were held in the saint’s chapel. "One of the earliest known ''Cabildos de nación'' in Cuba was Mandinga Zape (1568)" The first cabildo on Compostela street in Havana was built in a lot purchased in 1691 by the Arará family. The same lot is still known as ''el solar de los Arará'' (the Arará’s lot). At the time the African population in Cuba was not as significant as it was after the 19th century with the sugar boom. Cabildos were organized by slaves belonging to the same ethnic group and became very popular in the urban areas. Benefits brought by the ''cabildos'' Spanish legislation supported the cabildos as means of entertainment for the slave population, and as social control allevia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabildo Mayor Del Pueblo Muisca
The ''Cabildo Mayor del Pueblo Muisca'' is an organisation of indigenous peoples of Colombia, indigenous people, in particular the Muisca people, Muisca. It was established in September 2002 in Bosa, Bogotá, Bosa, Bogotá, Colombia. The organisation, member of National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), focuses on defending the rights of the descendants of the Muisca, and the development of cultural and historical heritage, territory and health and the linguistics of the indigenous language, Muysccubun. Background The Muisca, meaning "people" or "person" in the indigenous language Chibcha language, Muysccubun, were the indigenous inhabitants of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, the central high plateau in the Cordillera Oriental (Colombia), Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, Spanish conquest. Additionally, they inhabited neighbouring valleys and highlands as the Tenza Valley and Ocetá Páramo. Their major concentration was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
