Spanish: casa y corteEnglish translation: Judge of the royal house and court 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Spanish term or phrase: | Alcalde de casa y corte | | English translation: | Judge of the royal house and court | | Entered by: | Parrot |
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / descripción de cuadros | | Spanish term or phrase: casa y corte | Se trata de un retrato de un caballero español que era "Alcalde de Casa y Corte" antes de la ocupación francesa y vivÃa en Madrid. Es un cuadro de Goya, que era amigo de este caballero, Manuel Silvela.
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Moliner: Alcalde de casa y corte o de corte: juez de los que constituyen la quinta sala del Consejo de Castilla.
I know the first impulse is to say "Mayor", but there is no indication that Manuel Silvela was ever that. A congressman, yes, but not that. On the other hand, the whole "A. de la casa y corte" was a title, which could also be said "A. de su real casa y corte" with reference to the king. |
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Explanation:
casa = home/residence
corte= home of a sovereign (monarch) or nobleman but collectively can also be the that party and his/her government/followers. (the royal Court)
alcade = governor of a castle, mayor etc
I would therefor describe your Spanish cavalier as the Governor - it seems an adequate title - well this gets the ball rolling in any event.
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| Sala de Alcaldes de Casa y Corte = Hall of Royal Court Judges (Madrid's principal court) 1750-1808
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Hola Aida,
Tal vez esta referencia te sea de utilidad.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
"...In order to reconstruct actual trials, we focus on Madrid's principal court, the ***Sala de Alcaldes de Casa y Corte, the "Hall of Royal Court Judges,"*** from 1750 to 1808. 7 The Sala is ideal for our purposes. Its civil and criminal jurisdiction of ten leagues stretched over the capital of the Spanish Empire during this period and extended in serious criminal cases beyond Madrid to the Kingdom of Castile. The Sala' s fundamental structure was typical of Spanish courts: it contained an executive governor (the court's chief senior magistrate), ***eight to nine judges (alcaldes )***, a prosecutor (fiscal ), a defense lawyer for the poor (abogado de pobres ), and various ushers, policemen, jailers, and administrative assistants, all appointed by the Crown's principal governing body, the Council of Castile. Over the centuries, the legal jurisdiction and competence of the Sala had evolved from a judicial body governing the king's household to a complex mixed tribunal that heard local civil and criminal cases as well as serious criminal cases from the provinces. It also functioned as an appeals court for the same jurisdiction, court usage ensuring that different judges heard internal appeals. Appeals of Sala decisions were only heard by the Council of Castile in exceptional cases. ..."
Reference: http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/lhr/20.3/lopezlaz...
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| Judge of the royal house and court
Explanation:
Historical notes:
Moliner: Alcalde de casa y corte o de corte: juez de los que constituyen la quinta sala del Consejo de Castilla.
I know the first impulse is to say "Mayor", but there is no indication that Manuel Silvela was ever that. A congressman, yes, but not that. On the other hand, the whole "A. de la casa y corte" was a title, which could also be said "A. de su real casa y corte" with reference to the king.
Reference: http://www.gaucin.tv/biografia/francisco_documentos/frandocu...
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