Merindad

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Merindad (Spanish pronunciation:

country subdivision smaller than a province but larger than a municipality.[1] The officer in charge of a merindad was called a merino, roughly equivalent to the English count or bailiff.[2][3]

It was used in the

Merindades, standing for a northernmost comarca of the province of Burgos, was part of the creation of the administrative division by King Peter.[2]

Currently, the Foral Community of Navarre is still divided into five merindades standing for different judicial districts.[2] The historic Merindad de Ultrapuertos lying to the north of the Pyrenees is nowadays Lower Navarre.[4][5]

Administratively, they have been substituted by the

partido judicial
. In
Duranguesado
.

See also

  • second-level administrative subdivision
  • Partidos of Chile in Colonial Chile, a second-level administrative subdivision

References

  1. ^ "MERINDAD - Spanish open dictionary". amp.wordmeaning.org. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  2. ^ a b c "MERINO - Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia". aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ^ https://en.bab.la/dictionary/spanish/merindad
  4. ^ "Gran Enciclopedia de Navarra | BAJA NAVARRA". Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  5. ^ "Gran Enciclopedia de Navarra | ULTRAPUERTOS". Retrieved 2024-04-15.
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