procurador
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In Spain, a procurador was an official who served as a representative, particularly within the legislature known as the Cortes. Unlike modern elected officials, procuradores during the Franco regime (1939-1975) were not chosen by popular vote but through a system of "organic democracy." This meant they represented societal institutions like families, municipalities, universities, and professional organizations, rather than individual citizens. The government appointed and dismissed these officials, and the Cortes lacked significant power, including control over government spending. The term procurador can also generally refer to anyone acting or doing business on behalf of another, similar to a deputy or agent.123
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ā¦estates: nobles, clergy, and the procuradores (attorneys or town clerks) of the concejos (fortified municipalities), who bore poderes (written instructions) from their electors. The king convened the Cortesā meetings when and where he pleased. During the 14th century the procuradores dominated the Cortes because only they could authorize the specialā¦
Read Moreā¦estates: nobles, clergy, and the procuradores (attorneys or town clerks) of the concejos (fortified municipalities), who bore poderes (written instructions) from their electors. The king convened the Cortesā meetings when and where he pleased. During the 14th century the procuradores dominated the Cortes because only they could authorize the specialā¦
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SpainGovernment and societyā¦members of the Cortes, the procuradores, were not elected on the democratic principle of one person, one vote but on the basis of what was called āorganic democracy.ā Rather than representing individual citizens, the procuradores represented what were considered the basic institutions of Spanish society: families, the municipalities, the universities,ā¦
Read Moreā¦members of the Cortes, the procuradores, were not elected on the democratic principle of one person, one vote but on the basis of what was called āorganic democracy.ā Rather than representing individual citizens, the procuradores represented what were considered the basic institutions of Spanish society: families, the municipalities, the universities,ā¦
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