Definition of Capitanos

1. capitano [n] - See also: capitano

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capitanos

capitalizable
capitalization
capitalizations
capitalize
capitalized
capitalizer
capitalizers
capitalizes
capitalizing
capitally
capitalness
capitals
capitan
capitani
capitano
capitanos (current term)
capitans
capitate
capitate bone
capitated
capitates
capitatim
capitating
capitation
capitation fee
capitations
capitative
capitayn
capitayns
capitella

Literary usage of Capitanos

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a Pioneer in the Path of Empire, 1822-1903 by Stephen Bonsal (1912)
"... Beale and the "capitanos"—A Stiff Demand for Presents—A Pair of Game-cocks—Crossing the Fallen River—Indians in Paint and Feathers—Beale's Ultimatum—The ..."

2. A Walk in Hellas: Or, The Old in the New by Denton Jaques Snider (1882)
"Meantime the capitanos was heaping on grapevines and the smoke was increasing. ... Finally our fire-fiend, the capitanos, had his bed of coals ready, ..."

3. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest, with by William Smith (1855)
"Each of these districts or counties acknowledged the authority of a chieftain, called capitanos, or Headman, whose office was hereditary, descending with ..."

4. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, from the by Sir William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"Means were taking to give effect to the authority of the capitanos Mor, or chiefs of districts, under whom the ..."

5. Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to by Gwinn Harris Heap (1854)
"When Felipe came up, Mr. Beale and the capitanos, as they styled themselves, engaged in a long " talk.'' Mr. Beale told them that many Americans would be ..."

6. The South American Republics by Thomas Cleland Dawson (1904)
"However, Spanish priests pushed their evangelising among the Indians, and officers, called "capitanos de los amigos," appointed to guard the interests of ..."

7. The Metropolitan (1839)
"I will speak to one of their capitanos, who will recommend six such men, armed and equipped, as you require ; he is here for a few days, and lives hard by. ..."

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