cabildo
Americannoun
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the chapter house of a cathedral.
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a town council, especially in Latin America.
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a town hall in colonial Spanish America.
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The Tenerife Island Council - the Cabildo de Tenerife - activated its emergency plan on Wednesday, warning locals and visitors to exercise caution and to avoid unnecessary travel.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
At the end of my block, where St. Peter and Chartres Streets merge, stands the Cabildo, the construction of which began in 1795, directed by Andres Almonaster y Rojas.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 12, 2019
Friday evening, they’ll visit St. Louis Cathedral and the Cabildo , built as the government seat under Spanish rule and the center of New Orleans government until Gallier Hall opened.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2018
A museum photograph from 1934 shows it on a similar block in the courtyard behind the Cabildo, Tullos said.
From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2014
The Spanish and French officers then had gone together to the cathedral, next door to the meeting place of the Cabildo.
From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by Faris, John T. (John Thomson)
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