Corregimiento ( Spanish: [korexiˈmjento] ; Catalan : Corregiment , IPA: [kurəʒiˈmen] ) is a Spanish term used for country subdivisions for royal administrative purposes, ensuring districts were under crown control as opposed to local elites. A corregimiento was usually headed by a corregidor . The name comes from the word corregir, meaning "to correct".
6-508: Guatapurí is a Colombian town and corregimiento of Valledupar in the Department of Cesar . Atanquez is located on the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range at approximately 2,000 m over the sea level. Guatapurí is known for being predominantly inhabited by the indigenous ethnic group Kankuamos among others and mestizo groups. Historically, Guatapurí has been an area inhabited by
12-726: Is commercialize in Valledupar. Corregimiento Corregimientos were found historically in the Kingdom of Castile , the Kingdom of Aragon , and the Spanish West Indies . In Old Castile corregimientos existed since the 13th century and were the administrative divisions of the Junta General de las Siete Merindades de Castilla Vieja . After the Nueva Planta decrees under the rule of Philip V —the first Bourbon king of Spain ,
18-547: The Arhuaco ethnic group, an Amerindian group. The name Guatapurí meaning "cold water" gives the name to the river that passes through its territory; the Guatapuri River . The economy of Guatapurí is based on agriculture and the production of indigenous art crafts. The main products are panela , liquor from maize and sugar cane , fique , production of medicinal plants, local fruits and vegetables, Cacao and coffee which
24-559: The Nueva Planta decrees . However, corregimientos disappeared in this area during the French occupation , being replaced by the territorial divisions of the French military rulers. Corregimientos were finally superseded following the territorial division of Spain in 1833. The corregimiento of Totonicapán and Huehuetenango was a division under the Audiencia of Guatemala from 1547 to 1678, when it
30-507: The corregidor was replaced by an intendant . Corregimientos in Castile existed until 1835, the year in which the municipal administration was reorganized under Queen Isabel II . In the territories of Aragon , Catalonia , and the Land of Valencia formerly under the ancient Crown of Aragon , the corregimiento ( Catalan : Corregiment ) replaced the former administrative divisions following
36-454: Was reorganised as an alcaldía mayor . The corregimientos of Colombia are smaller units than the historical ones. The word is used for the population centers that do not reach the level of municipality . They are thus under a municipality or a department . The corregimientos of Panama are district subdivisions. They are led by the Representante de Corregimiento , also known as
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