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Adelantado was a
Governor-like military office held by
Spanish Conquistadores of the
16th and
17th centuries. The men who held this post were usually granted the government of their region in exchange for the initial explorations, settlements and pacification of the target area on behalf of the Crown. The term comes from
por adelantado (
Spanish:
in advance, although translations stating
one who goes before and/or the forward man are also found). A few 11th century Castilian and Navarrese documents use the word but don't specify the powers or duties of the office. The earliest definitely known
Adelentado was appointed in
1253 in the recently
reconquered territory of "La Frontera" (
Andalusia). The later
Siete Partidas more precisely identified the judicial and executive powers of the office. Most appointees were from the upper nobility or the royal family.
Adelantados represented the
Kings of
Castile, and from the reign of
Ferdinand III until well into the 17th century they also held administrative powers over specific provinces and districts.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés,
Adelantado de Las Indias under
King Philip II was perhaps the ablest and best remembered of these officials.
Alonso Fernández de Lugo served as adelantado in the
Canary Islands during the late fifteenth century. Another famous bearer of that title was the brother of
Cristopher Columbus,
Bartolomeo Columbus, who governed
Hispaniola with this title during his brothers' absence starting in 1494. His nephew Giacomo later held the post.
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