- Alcalde
- Mayor
- Capitan
- A military leader of settlement or town. During
the Spanish colonization, most settlements were
placed in charge of a military commander,
ususally to deal with Indian hostilities.
- Ciudad
- City
- Conde
- Count
- Contador
- Accountant, Public Accountant
- Cura
- Priest
- Hacienda
- A large ranch or plantation
- Fray
- Friar
- Lugar
- Place
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- Paraje
- A ranch or hacienda
- Presidio
- A fort or garrison which may or may not be part
of a civilian community.
- Pueblo
- A mission or Indian settlement.
- Real
- A term used to describe a mining community in
Spanish colonial Mexico.
- Reino (Reyno)
- Kingdom, Realm
- Sierra Gorda
- A term generally used to describe the region
which later became Nuevo Santander. Sierra
Gorda means "fat or thick"
mountain range
- Villa
- Village
- Virrey
- Viceroy
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