Adelantado (Q458379)

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title held by some Spanish nobles in service of their respective sovereigns during the Middle Ages
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Adelantado
title held by some Spanish nobles in service of their respective sovereigns during the Middle Ages

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    The term has its origins in the reconquista and comes from the phrase por adelantado (Spanish: 'in advance', although translations stating 'one who goes before' and 'the forward man' are also found). According to the Siete Partidas the office of adelantado was the equivalent of the Roman praefectus urbi (English)
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    BITECA BIOGRAPHY*TITLE*ADELANDADO
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