Cabildos in Puerto Rico
In around 1515, Juan Ponce de León established two Cabildos: Cabildo of San Juan and Cabildo of San Germán. The “Cabildos” were the local representative assemblies; they served strictly under Governors appointed by the Crown and at their pleasure. In the last moments of the colonial era, Cuba and Puerto Rico managed – after much struggle – to win representation in the Spanish courts. However, these Cabildos played an important role in the community life of Puerto Rico at the time. They provided the aid and representation that the people needed, regardless of economic struggles. Cabildos were essential to community life because of their help in eclectic problems and the representation they gave to the people. An oligarchic structure of the Cabildos, although made up of relatives and friends from the elite, was rather successful, and played an important part in the Cabildos success in community life. The Cabildos were not a democratic
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Approximate Word count = 632
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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