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- DictionaryCor·reg·i·dor/kəˈreɡəˌdôr/
- 1. an island in the Philippines, just south of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon Island, scene of World War II battles and now a national shrine.
noun. an island at the entrance to Manila Bay, in the Philippines: site of the defeat of American forces by the Japanese (1942) in World War II.
A corregidor (Spanish: [korexiˈðoɾ]) was a local administrative and judicial official in Spanish Empire. They were the representatives of the royal jurisdiction over a town and its district. He was the highest authority of a corregimiento. In the Spanish Americas and the Spanish Philippines, a corregidor was often called an alcalde mayor.
Corregidor ([ko.ɾɛ.hɪˈdoɾ], Tagalog: Pulo ng Corregidor, Spanish: Isla del Corregidor) is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Philippines, and is considered part of Cavite City and thus the province of Cavite.
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CORREGIDOR translate: corrective, judge appointed by the king. Learn more in the Cambridge Spanish-English Dictionary.
noun. [ masculine ] / korexi'ðoɾ/ magistrado nombrado por el rey con poder judicial y administrativo. judge appointed by the king. El corregidor representaba al rey en su jurisdicción. The corregidor represented the king. (Translation of corregidor from the GLOBAL Spanish–English Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd) Browse. corredor de apuestas.
Corregidor, (Spanish: “magistrate,” literally “corrector”), Spanish government official, first appointed by King Alfonso XI of Castile in the 14th century and later extended to Spanish colonies in America.
Jul 8, 2024 · noun. the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945. synonyms: Bataan.
Spanish-English translation of "CORREGIDOR" | The official Collins Spanish-English Dictionary with over 100,000 English translations.
Corregidor, administrator of a territorial unit known as a corregimiento in Peru and some other parts of the Spanish Empire. His judicial, administrative, military, and legislative responsibilities were indistinguishable from those of Alcaldes Mayores in New Spain.
