Teniente a guerra (roughly translated into English as "War lieutenant") was a title used in times of the Spanish colonial Empire to describe a position exercising duties similar to those exercised by a town or city mayor today. A teniente a guerra was a position that combined the duties of mayor, military lieutenant and justice of the peace.
Teniente a guerra (roughly translated into English as "War lieutenant") was a title used in times of the Spanish colonial Empire to describe a position exercising duties similar to those exercised by a town or city mayor today. A teniente a guerra was a position that combined the duties of mayor, military lieutenant and justice of the peace.
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