1. Definition

2. See also

3. References

Síndico Procurador was a Spanish term for a colonial city attorney or municipal corporation counsel, that was used in the former Viceroyalty of New Spain based in Spanish colonial México.

It was used for a local administrative and judicial position within a town council, corresponding to a present-day city attorney or corporation counsel.

Definition

The main governing body or council of a colonial Spanish town or city within Viceroyalty of New Spain was the Ayuntamiento. It functioned as the town council, and had a varying range of administrative and judicial duties. The number of members of the council was generally based on the population of the municipality. ^[1]

Members serving on the council were: ^[1]

• 1 − 2 alcaldes (mayors) — one the "regular mayor" or municipal administrator, and the second an "executive mayor" or district administrator, who acted as head of the council.
• 4 − 12 regidors (councilmembers).
• 1 Alguacil (sheriff).
• 1 Síndico Procurador (city attorney−corporation counsel).

In colonial Spanish Texas and in Mexican Texas, the word Cabildo was used for the ayuntamientos−councils, and also for the buildings they met within.^[2]

See also

• {{C|City attorneys}}
• {{C|Colonial Mexico}}
• {{C|People of New Spain}}
• {{C|Spanish Texas}}
• Syndic

References