captaincy
Sign in to savethumb | 220x124px | right A captaincy ( , , ) is a historical administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. It was instituted as a method of organization, directly associated with the home-rule administrations of medieval feudal governments in which the monarch delimited territories for colonization that were administered by men of confidence.
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Vinony files it under Subdivisions of the Portuguese Empire, Subdivisions of the Spanish Empire and Types of administrative division.
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- Captaincy system
- Portuguese Empire
- Spanish Empire
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Croatia
- Austria
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb | 220x124px | right A captaincy ( , , ) is a historical administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. It was instituted as a method of organization, directly associated with the home-rule administrations of medieval feudal governments in which the monarch delimited territories for colonization that were administered by men of confidence.
The same term was or is used in some other countries, such as Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Ottoman Empire, Slovakia or Austria.
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