Corregidor (position)

A corregidor (Spanish: [korexiˈðoɾ]) was a local administrative and judicial official in Spanish Empire. They were the representatives of the royal jurisdiction over a town and its district. The name comes from the word corregir, meaning "to correct".

He was the highest authority of a corregimiento. In the Spanish Americas and the Spanish Philippines, a corregidor was often called an alcalde mayor.[1] They began to be appointed in Pre-Spanish Imperial fourteenth century Castile.

  1. ^ "Corregidor". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.