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Definition of Adelantados

Adelantado
Adelantado A`de*lan*ta"do, n. [Sp., prop. p. of adelantar to advance, to promote.] A governor of a province; a commander. --Prescott.

Meaning of Adelantados from wikipedia

- useful because they illustrate the powers adelantados often had. The Ordinances established that adelantados, in their capacity as governors and justices...
- León, Castile, and Murcia were replaced by greater adelantados, and in 1263 the greater adelantado of Galicia was also named to replace its greater merino...
- Encouraged his men to marry and keep concubines from local women. Two adelantados are unable to arrive from Spain and de Irala confirmed in his post by...
- the House of the Marqués de Villamayor, (also known as the Casa de los adelantados de Nueva Galicia, built in 1530), the Old House of don Cristóbal de Oñate...
- his youth. He enlisted in the navy and ended up achieving the rank of Adelantado and Captain General of the African coasts. In 1478, he parti****ted in...
- political and military chiefs of these territories were referred to as Adelantados; those chiefs began to convene as an ****embly in the early 12th century...
- By his contract, or asiento, with Philip II, Menéndez was appointed adelantado and was responsible for implementing royal policies to build fortifications...
- 1537) was a Spanish conquistador, soldier and explorer, and the first adelantado of New Andalusia. Pedro de Mendoza was born in Guadix, Grenada, part of...
- – 1547 in Santiago de Chile) was a Spanish merchant, conquistador and adelantado who served as secretary to Pizarro. In 1534 he obtained the rights of...
- Netherlands, where they were also fighting. The Armada under the command of the Adelantado, Martín de Padilla was gathered at Lisbon, Vigo and Seville and set off...