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The de facto government was accepted as a necessity, and under its direction "alcaldes" and "ayuntamientos" were elected.

From Tennessee's Partner by Harte, Bret

The regidores of the ayuntamientos, or lay cabildos, were checked by the royal judge or corregidor, who was in fact the permanent chairman or president.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

The press was muzzled, and the local ayuntamientos were deprived of their rights, and became merely the means for the collection and distribution of the funds of the municipalities.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

In three days came the order for the suspension of the ayuntamientos of Villabona and Ag�eria.

From Maximina by Palacio Valdés, Armando

In the heart of Castile and Andalusia the ayuntamientos had to resign in the presence of superior force.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus