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Definition of Alcalde
1. Noun. A mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town.
Definition of Alcalde
1. n. A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc.
Definition of Alcalde
1. the mayor of a Spanish town [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcalde
Literary usage of Alcalde
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of California by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1890)
"Foster alcalde of Los Angeles, Jan. 1st; Stephen Cooper alcalde of ... 25th; PC
Carillo alcalde of Sta Barbara, Feb. 8th; Charles White alcalde of Pueblo ..."
2. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"The alcalde considered that the mere asking of camp women for a kiss was no insult.
He therefore notified the military authorities that there was not ..."
3. Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science by Johns Hopkins University, Herbert Baxter Adams (1891)
"The alcalde is an historic officer. He dates from the early annals of Spain, ...
In addition to this, the chief alcalde performed the service usually ..."
4. The Zincali: Or, An Account of the Gypsies of Spain. With an Original by George Henry Borrow (1843)
"Were it not for the love which I bear to the Senhor alcalde, I would at once unlock
... Now here am I, a simple alcalde of Galicia, yet I possess all the ..."
5. The Spanish Story of the Armada, and Other Essays by James Anthony Froude (1899)
"Perez told him what had passed with the alcalde, and mentioned what he had said
about the love affair. Philip noted, " This was very right. ..."
6. Extracts from a Journal by Basil Hall (1824)
"But things must be judged with reference to their mutual fitness; and in this
view, our shabby alcalde was appropriate to his office; for in his town we ..."
7. The Bible in Spain: Or, The Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an by George Henry Borrow (1845)
"Were it not for the love which I bear to the Senhor alcalde, I would at once unlock
... Now here am I, a simple alcalde of Galicia, yet I possess all the ..."
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