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17-501: Today, the island of Sálvora forms part of the civil parish of Aguiño (Riveira municipality). Previously the island depended on the civil parish of Carreira, which was for centuries the richest and most populous parish in the comarca , also the oldest. In March 2007 the island was acquired by Caixa Galicia for 8.5 million euros. Later that same year the Ministry of Environment exercised its right of refusal, buying Sálvora, Vionta and Noro for

34-504: A court of first instance. The comarca may correspond to a municipality or group several small municipalities together. Presently, in Brazil, there are 2,680 comarcas . A judiciary organization reform implemented in Portugal in 2014 reduced the number of comarcas from 231 to 23. According to the new judicial division of 2015, Angola will be again subdivided into 60 comarcas , each with

51-518: A court of first instance. The courts of comarca will replace the previous provincial and municipal courts. Comarca is also the name of a suburb of Luanda , the capital of Angola. The ninth-largest metropolitan area in Mexico is known as the Comarca Lagunera . The region is made up of 15 municipalities, including the cities of Torreón , Coahuila , Gómez Palacio and Lerdo Durango . In Panama,

68-670: A term which in the Iberian Peninsula refers only to regions historically ruled by a conde ( count or earl ). However, "comarca" is occasionally used such as in the Spanish Misplaced Pages entry for comarca and some translations of The Lord of the Rings (see below). In the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), comarcas are used as follows. From the Middle Ages until

85-737: Is derived from the term marca , meaning a "march, mark" , plus the prefix co - , meaning "together, jointly". The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada ( IPA: [reðoˈlaða] ) and in Basque as eskualde ( IPA: [es̺kualde] ). In addition, in Galician , comarcas are also called bisbarras ( IPA: [bizˈβarɐs] ). Although the English word " county " and its near synonym " shire " have similar meanings, they are usually translated into Spanish and Portuguese as condado ,

102-512: The comarca may refer simply to a loosely-defined region. Because of the word's long-standing use, comarca is sometimes used as the basis for the promotion of tourism with emphasis on local cultural tradition and history. Some Spanish-language editions of the British writer J. R. R. Tolkien 's works use the term La Comarca as a translation for the English " The Shire ". Corregedor The Corregedor ( Inspector-General or Magistrate )

119-525: The comarca indígena is an administrative region for an area with a substantial Amerindian population. Four comarcas ( Emberá-Wounaan , Guna Yala , Naso Tjër Di , and Ngöbe-Buglé ) exist as equivalent to provinces . Two smaller comarcas ( Guna de Madugandí and Guna de Wargandí ) are subordinate to a province and considered equivalent to a corregimiento . The term comarca is used in several regions in Spain: In other places, such as Extremadura ,

136-416: The 16th century, the comarcas corresponded to the large administrative divisions of Portugal. There were six such traditional divisions: Entre-Douro-e-Minho , Trás-os-Montes , Beira , Estremadura , Alentejo and Algarve , of which the last had the honorary title of "kingdom". In the 16th century, the comarcas started gradually to be referred to as "provinces". The name " comarca " was then applied to

153-562: The Corregedor could visit each island for longer stays. The Corregedor in the Azores was the most important judicial magistrate, judging at the second tier, providing appeals and conflicts between presiding judges and ouvidors (the counsels, of the Captains-General). The royal edict of 1767 established the predominance of the Corregedor, recognizing his power to judge appeals, something that

170-401: The acts at all levels of the local administration and judiciary. To this end, since he was unable to participate directly, he established the post of Corregedor . The first Corregedor with jurisdiction over the Azores, Dr. Afonso de Matos, was nominated by King Manuel I of Portugal in 1503. Part of his obligation was that he was required to visit the Azores once per year, at the expense of

187-432: The local authorities. After 1535, King John established a time frame for corrections to be made in each island of the Azores, and by each Captaincy . In that statement, a four-month plan was established specifically for the islands of São Jorge, Graciosa, Faial, Pico and Flores, the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel established a specific working division and, the island of Terceira alone. In special circumstances,

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204-461: The new administrative and judicial subdivisions of the provinces, created in the 17th century. Each comarca corresponded to the territorial area of jurisdiction of a corregedor , a high-ranking administrative and judicial officer who represented the Crown in the district. In the 19th century, the comarcas were replaced by separate administrative and judicial divisions to reflect the implementation of

221-597: The nobility of the time. This article about a location in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Comarca A comarca ( Spanish: [koˈmaɾka] , Portuguese: [kuˈmaɾkɐ] , Catalan: [kuˈmarkə] , Galician: [koˈmaɾka̝] ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal , Spain , and some of their former colonies, like Brazil , Nicaragua , and Panama . The term

238-472: The same amount. The Board of Galicia, which is the owner of the island since July 1, 2008, in conjunction with the Ministry of Environment, have started work to rehabilitate the enclave. In the year 899, King Alfonso III donated the island to the Cathedral Chapter of Santiago, who claimed it in order to obtain resources for their livelihoods. This grant, which included Ons, Tambo, Arosa, Cies and Framio,

255-462: The separation of executive and judicial powers. The new administrative divisions became the administrative districts and the new judicial divisions kept the name comarca . In Brazil, Portugal, and some other countries of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, the comarca now is the basic territorial division in the judicial system. It corresponds to the territorial area of jurisdiction of

272-530: Was a position established by the Portuguese crown in the 14th-15th century, with the authority to "correct" acts of a local, administrative or judicial nature within the kingdom. Although common throughout the kingdom, the role was more common and important in the administration of the Azores . The King of Portugal had by ordination, in the entire kingdom , the right to send important authorities, in his name, to correct

289-532: Was confirmed by Ordoño to the Bishop Sisnando . In 1120 the island had already been invaded by Saracen ships who took refuge in the island waiting for reinforcements as they prepared to invade the land. The delay of that helped make the Christian ships sent by order of the archbishop of Santiago seized by the invading ships that stopped for a long periods of time. Thereafter, this unknown island began to be coveted by

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