English translation: Secretariat of the State and Universal Dispatch of the Indies
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Spanish term or phrase:
Secretarías de Estado y del Despacho
English translation:
Secretariat of the State and Universal Dispatch of the Indies
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tourism & Travel / history of Seville: the Archivo General de Indias
Spanish term or phrase:Secretarías de Estado y del Despacho
A él se fueron incorporando los fondos del Consejo de Indias, de la Casa de la Contratación, de los Consulados y de las *****< Secretarías de Estado y del Despacho >*****
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I provisionally have Ministry of State for the first, but no idea for Secretaría del Despacho, and would be most grateful for any help - many thanks!
Explanation: I have found references in Wiki to a"Secretaría del Estado del Despacho Universal de Indias"that is also confirmed by other sources: "With the ascension of a new dynasty at the start of the eighteenth century, a series of administrative changes, known as the Bourbon reforms, were introduced. In 1714 Philip V created the a Secretariat of the Navy and the Indies (Secretaría de Marina e Indias) with a single Minister of the Indies, which superseded the administrative functions of the Council, although the Council continued to function in a secondary role until the nineteenth century. Fifty years later Charles III set up a separate Secretary of State for the Indies (Secretarío del Estado del Despacho Universal de Indias). During the Peninsular War, the Cádiz Cortes abolished the Council, but it was restored upon Ferdinand VII's restoration. The Council was finally abolished in 1834, a year after Ferdinand VII's death and after the loss of most of Spain's American empire." (WIKI) I found this title translated as "Secretariat of the State and Universal Dispatch of the Indies" in an academic site: "The Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain, contains a series of documents ..... be addressed to "the Secretariat of the State and Universal Dispatch of the Indies,..." muse.jhu.edu/journals/eighteenth-century.../40.2devos.html I think the correct title depends on the period of your text. For that reason I included the contextual information above. I hope this helps!
Add this to the first half of the wiki link: (Antiguo R%C3%A9gimen en Espa%C3%B1a)."
Los Secretarios de Estado en España, entre 1714 (reformas borbónicas de Felipe V) y 1833 (final del reinado de Fernando VII, la Década Ominosa y del Antiguo Régimen en España), fueron el cargo institucional que ejercía las funciones directivas del poder ejecutivo por delegación directa y bajo la confianza del rey, quien no por ello dejaba de concentrar todos los poderes como rey absoluto. Su figura, dentro de una monarquía absoluta propia del Antiguo Régimen, era en cierta medida comparable a que posteriormente representaba el Presidente del Consejo de Ministros (dentro de un régimen liberal en el que se introdujo la división de poderes y la limitación de los poderes regios propia de una monarquía constitucional); y, más adelante, el Presidente del Gobierno en la actual monarquía parlamentaria desde la Constitución de 1978.
En alguna ocasión, los Secretarios de Estado son mal llamados Primeros Ministros, en otras Ministros de Estado, o Ministros Plenipotenciarios. En cualquier caso, su función es la misma y pueden considerarse continuación histórica de la labor de algunos cargos institucionales
Sorry, I should have mentioned this!
Also perhaps, that this is for the UK market.
It is indeed talking about 1785-6. Also, I hadn't realised all the intricacies regarding Secretaries and Ministries of State. Many thanks for the links, although, sadly, the 1st Wikipedia ref contains no information!
I guess from your other recent questions that this refers to the Antiguo Regime; in which case please check out: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretario_de_Estado_(Antiguo_R... and http://pares.mcu.es/GuerraIndependencia/portal/archivo/fondo... I would personally avoid Ministry of State or Minister of State as in modern UK English the former doesn't really exist as such and for the latter see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_State "United Kingdom: A Minister of State is a member of Her Majesty's Government, junior only to a Secretary of State but senior to a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Parliamentary Private Secretaries. Ministers of State are responsible to their Secretaries of State. This position has only existed since 1945 - previously, each parliamentary under-secretary was directly beneath a secretary of state. There can be more than one Minister of State at any government Department. Ministers of State may have departmental PPSs, or a PPS might be assigned to them. Of a similar standing to Ministers of State are positions such as the Solicitor General, the Deputy Leader of the House..
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Office Secretariats
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Tracy Mackay Chile Local time: 15:15 Specializes in field Native speaker of: Spanish, English
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Constantinos Faridis Greece Local time: 22:15 Native speaker of: Greek PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: many thanks Constantinos, but I think what I'm looking for is not so much a person (Secretary of State) or a place of work "office" as an institution/body (Ministry or Secretariat...). Does this make sense?
Secretariat of the State and Universal Dispatch of the Indies
Explanation: I have found references in Wiki to a"Secretaría del Estado del Despacho Universal de Indias"that is also confirmed by other sources: "With the ascension of a new dynasty at the start of the eighteenth century, a series of administrative changes, known as the Bourbon reforms, were introduced. In 1714 Philip V created the a Secretariat of the Navy and the Indies (Secretaría de Marina e Indias) with a single Minister of the Indies, which superseded the administrative functions of the Council, although the Council continued to function in a secondary role until the nineteenth century. Fifty years later Charles III set up a separate Secretary of State for the Indies (Secretarío del Estado del Despacho Universal de Indias). During the Peninsular War, the Cádiz Cortes abolished the Council, but it was restored upon Ferdinand VII's restoration. The Council was finally abolished in 1834, a year after Ferdinand VII's death and after the loss of most of Spain's American empire." (WIKI) I found this title translated as "Secretariat of the State and Universal Dispatch of the Indies" in an academic site: "The Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain, contains a series of documents ..... be addressed to "the Secretariat of the State and Universal Dispatch of the Indies,..." muse.jhu.edu/journals/eighteenth-century.../40.2devos.html I think the correct title depends on the period of your text. For that reason I included the contextual information above. I hope this helps!
Jenni Lukac Local time: 21:15 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 107
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thanks so much, Jenni and everyone!
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