A captaincy (Spanish: capitanía[kapitaˈni.a], Portuguese: capitania[kɐpitɐˈni.ɐ], Croatian: kapetanija) is a historical administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguesecolonial empires. It was instituted as a method of organization, directly associated with the home-rule administrations of medieval feudal governments in which the monarch delimited territories for colonization that were administered by men of confidence.
The Captaincies of the Portuguese Empire were developed successively, based on the original donatário system established by King John I of Portugal in Madeira, and expanded with each successive new colony discovered.[1] Prince Henry the Navigator instituted the Captaincy system to promote development of Portuguese discoveries, but it was in the Azores, where this system effectively functioned.[1] The prince and his successors (the Donatários) remained on the mainland, unable to leave the court, owing to numerous responsibilities related to the Royal Household during the period of trans-Atlantic exploration.[1] When the King constituted and bestowed the Donatary system, he never specifically thought of sending his donatários to the archipelagos.[1] Consequently, the expansion of Portuguese overseas maritime authority resulted in the expansion of this system to their other dominions, including Madeira, Goa, Daman, Bombay and Bassein, the Azores and eventually Brazil.
In Austria, district captaincies (Bezirkshauptmannschaften) have existed since 1849. These are responsible for the general administration on a district level and are comparable to county offices in the United States.
Costa, Susana Goulart (2008), Azores: Nine Islands, One History, Berkeley, California: The Regents of the University of Southern California/Institute of Governmental Studies Press/University of California, Berkeley
Bento, Carlos Melo (2008), História dos Açores: Da descoberta a 1934 (in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Ponta Delgada
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October 15, 2023
captaincy, military, rank, captain, rank, captaincy, spanish, capitanía, kapitaˈni, portuguese, capitania, kɐpitɐˈni, croatian, kapetanija, historical, administrative, division, former, spanish, portuguese, colonial, empires, instituted, method, organization, . For the military rank see Captain rank A captaincy Spanish capitania kapitaˈni a Portuguese capitania kɐpitɐˈni ɐ Croatian kapetanija is a historical administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires It was instituted as a method of organization directly associated with the home rule administrations of medieval feudal governments in which the monarch delimited territories for colonization that were administered by men of confidence The same term was or is used in some other countries such as Croatia Hungary Italy Ottoman Empire Slovakia or Austria Contents 1 Captaincy system 1 1 Portuguese Empire 1 2 Spanish Empire 1 3 Croatia 1 4 Austria 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCaptaincy system EditPortuguese Empire Edit Main article Captaincies of the Portuguese Empire The Captaincies of the Portuguese Empire were developed successively based on the original donatario system established by King John I of Portugal in Madeira and expanded with each successive new colony discovered 1 Prince Henry the Navigator instituted the Captaincy system to promote development of Portuguese discoveries but it was in the Azores where this system effectively functioned 1 The prince and his successors the Donatarios remained on the mainland unable to leave the court owing to numerous responsibilities related to the Royal Household during the period of trans Atlantic exploration 1 When the King constituted and bestowed the Donatary system he never specifically thought of sending his donatarios to the archipelagos 1 Consequently the expansion of Portuguese overseas maritime authority resulted in the expansion of this system to their other dominions including Madeira Goa Daman Bombay and Bassein the Azores and eventually Brazil Spanish Empire Edit Main article Captaincies of the Spanish Empire Croatia Edit Main article Port captaincies of the Republic of Croatia Croatia has so called port captaincies that are responsible for the civilian administration of maritime matters Austria Edit Main article District Captaincy Austria In Austria district captaincies Bezirkshauptmannschaften have existed since 1849 These are responsible for the general administration on a district level and are comparable to county offices in the United States See also EditCaptaincies of Brazil Captain major Captain of the portReferences EditNotes a b c d Susana Goulart Costa 2008 p 232 SourcesCosta Susana Goulart 2008 Azores Nine Islands One History Berkeley California The Regents of the University of Southern California Institute of Governmental Studies Press University of California Berkeley Bento Carlos Melo 2008 Historia dos Acores Da descoberta a 1934 in Portuguese Ponta Delgada Azores Portugal Camara Municipal de Ponta DelgadaExternal links EditCaptaincies in the Ottoman Empire Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Captaincy amp oldid 1094284550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
