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    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 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 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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