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The Local Government in Spanish Colonial Era

The document outlines the local government structure and positions in the Spanish colonial era Philippines. It describes the roles of the alcalde mayor who governed provinces, the corregidor who administered districts, and the junta provincial which was the provincial council. It also discusses the gobernadorcillo who administered municipalities, the capitan municipal who helped manage the municipio, and the tribunal municipal which was the municipal council. Finally, it provides details on the roles of tenientes, cabeza de barangay, and alguaciles at lower administrative levels.

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The Local Government in Spanish Colonial Era

The document outlines the local government structure and positions in the Spanish colonial era Philippines. It describes the roles of the alcalde mayor who governed provinces, the corregidor who administered districts, and the junta provincial which was the provincial council. It also discusses the gobernadorcillo who administered municipalities, the capitan municipal who helped manage the municipio, and the tribunal municipal which was the municipal council. Finally, it provides details on the roles of tenientes, cabeza de barangay, and alguaciles at lower administrative levels.

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The Local Government

In Spanish Colonial Era


Alcalde Mayor
• for Provinces
• Exercised executive and judiciary powers in the province
• Collected tribute
• Until the mid-19th century, he had the privilege to engage in
trade (indulto de comercio), which occasioned many abuses
against the local population
• No provision was made restricting the alcalde mayor to
engage in trade
Corregidor

• for Districts
• If a provincia was large, the alcalde mayor had a
corregidor to administer
over corregimientos (provincial district)
• Exercised executive and judiciary power
Junta Provincial 

•Provincial council which assisted


the alcalde mayor
•They are the court in the province
Gobernadorcillo
• Little Governor, The Mayor
• Administered over a municipal, assisted by other
municipals officials
• By 1768, the position became elective. Any person
elected acquired elite status, diluting the political
power given by the Spanish.
Capitan Municipal 

• Head of the tribunal municipal


• Elected by the residents of the municipio
• He/she help the gobernadorcillo in
managing the municipality
Tribunal Municipal

• Municipal council composed of the municipal captain


• the chief lieutenant
• the lieutenant of police
• the lieutenant of fields
• the lieutenant of livestock
• all of which were elected by the residents of the municipio
Tenientes

• The leader or chief of a barangay in the 


Philippines during the Spanish colonial
period.
• They are Cabeza de Barangay before
becoming a Teniente
Cabeza de Barangay
• Administered over a barangay of 40 to 50 families
• Collected tribute in the barangay
• Position was originally hereditary among the local elites of
the pre-colonial period
• Position was made elective in 1786; the gobernadorcillo and
other cabezas chose a name and presented it to the Governor
General for appointment to the position in a specific
barangay.
• After three years of service, a cabeza was qualified for
election to becoming a teniente
Alguaciles

• They are the supporting official that help


other officials
• In collecting money or any kind of activity
implemented to the Philippines

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