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- noun Plural form of
adelantado .
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Examples
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The catalogue of adelantados of the island includes the names of Diego
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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However, you shall not grant them title as adelantados or mariscals; but, when anyone claims such a title, you shall refer the matter to me, with a relation of the services, character, and merits of the claimant.
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He immediately issued orders to all the adelantados and alcaydes of the frontiers to maintain the utmost vigilance at their several posts, and to prepare to carry fire and sword into the territories of the Moors.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Washington Irving 1821
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(adelantados), etc., and was regarded as a province of Guatemala.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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_adelantados_ [215] and governors of said lands and islands, you, your children, and lawful heirs forever.
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_adelantados_ or governors of the provinces, cities, etc. [58] They secured to themselves the grand-masterships of the military orders, which placed at their disposal an immense amount of revenue and patronage.
The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 William Hickling Prescott 1827
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