Alcalde ordinario refers to the judicial and administrative officials in the cabildos in the Spanish Viceroyalties in the Americas during the times of the Spanish Empire in the 16th through 19th centuries. Always existing in pairs,they were called Alcalde de primer voto and Alcalde de segundo voto. The alcalde ordinario was a judicial magistrate who,with some exceptions,was responsible for the administration of civil and criminal justice within their municipal jurisdiction.
Miguel Gerónimo de Esparza (1678–1767) was a Spanish nobleman,who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as Attorney and Regidor of Buenos Aires. He also served as Captain of the Militias and acting Mayor of Buenos Aires for several periods.
Gonzalo de Carbajal was a Spanish nobleman. He occupied military and political positions during the Viceroyalty of Peru,being Mayor of Buenos Aires,and Lieutenant governor of Santa Fe Province.
Francisco de Salas (?-?) was a Spanish military man and politician,who served as captain,mayor,councillor,lieutenant governor,and justice major in the Ciudad de Trinidad y Puerto de Buenos Aires.
Juan Miguel de Esparza (1712–1766) was a Spanish military man,merchant and politician,who had a long career as a colonial official of the Viceroyalty of Peru,where he held the honorary positions of alcalde and regidor. He took part in numerous military expeditions aimed at controlling the Indigenous advance in the Province of Buenos Aires. He also served as lawyer,treasurer and Alférez real in charge of carrying the Royal Standard during the day of Saint Martin of Tours.
Francisco Pérez de Burgos (1558-1617) was a Spanish jurist,military man,merchant and politician,who had a preponderant role during the colonial period of Argentina,where he worked as a public and government notary of the city of Buenos Aires.
Anton Higueras de Santana (1557–1619) was a Spanish Captain,who served as expeditionary and conquistador. He participated in the second foundation of Buenos Aires,holding honorary positions as mayor and alderman of the Buenos Aires Cabildo.
León Ortiz de Rozas was a Spanish military and politician,who had an active participation during the colonial and post colonial period of Argentina. He served as Commander in the military expeditions against the Indians during the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
Pedro de Roxas Acevedo was a Spanish military officer,and politician,who served in Buenos Aires and Asunción holding honorary positions,including the post of Governor of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay,on an interim term between January 8,1641,to July 17,1641.
Manuel Cabral de Melo e Alpoim (1589–1676) was a Portuguese nobleman in the service of the Spanish Empire. He was one of the most prominent military and politicians of the Río de la Plata towards the beginning of the 17th century.
Juan Báez de Alpoim (1643–1716) was a Spanish army officer and politician. He holds various government positions during the Viceroyalty of Peru,serving as alcalde and regidor of Buenos Aires.
Toribio de Peñalva (c.1606-c.1685) was a Spanish military man,who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as Alcalde de la hermandad and Procurator General of Buenos Aires.
Diego Pérez Moreno (15-16?) was a Spanish Military,Alcalde of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru.
Juan Muñoz Bejarano (1610-1670s) was a Spanish military officer and politician,who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as Alcalde,Regidor and Procurador General of Buenos Aires.
BartoloméJaimes was a Spanish nobleman,who served in the conquest of Perú,Chile and Tucumán. He participated in the founding of the city of Córdoba by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.
Domingo de Basavilbaso was a Spanish politician and military,who served during the colonial period of Argentina as alcalde,comandante,procurador and regidor of Buenos Aires. He was the founder of the Basavilbaso family in Buenos Aires,related from the colonial period to the beginning of the 20th century with the main Spanish,Argentine and Uruguayan patrician families.
Francisco Álvarez Campana (1707–1773) was a Spanish merchant and politician,who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as Regidor and Attorney General of Buenos Aires. He was the founder of the Colegio de Huérfanas de Buenos Aires,an educational institute dedicated to the teaching of orphan girls.
Francisco Antonio de Basavilbaso was a Spanish jurist and politician,who held various government posts during the Viceroyalty of Peru,including as alcalde,escribano,regidor,and emissary of Buenos Aires in Spain.
Francisco de Cabrera (1718–1787) was a Spanish merchant and politician,who served as regidor,alcalde and prosecutor of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru.
Bernardo de Saavedra (1681-1722) was a Spanish politician and soldier,who served as alcalde,procurador and regidor of Buenos Aires.
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