An ''alcaldía mayor'' was a civil division of the
government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
of
New Spain
New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain ( ; Nahuatl: ''Yankwik Kaxtillan Birreiyotl''), originally the Kingdom of New Spain, was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain. It was one of several ...
until 1786 when the
intendencia system was introduced. In 1786 there were 129 of these subdivisions.
Sources
*Gerhard, Peter. ''A Guide to the Historical Geography of New Spain''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1972.
New Spain
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