The Captaincy General was a political body. According to historian Antonio Jimenez Estrella, of Department of Modern History and Latin at the University of Granada, Spain, "from the perspective of institutional history, of power and of power elites, the Captaincy General was, at least during the period the Mendoza (XVI century), a body territorial, political, governmental and, to some extent, fiscal, endowed with powers that went far beyond military power that will be presupposed in principle". In the Spanish colonies in the Americas, much of the offices of war and military administration Grenadines were made heritage and, in some cases, disposed of, according to the interests of certain groups and local lineages who used and abused such charges as sources of power and enrichment. In the Spanish colonies of America, had several areas that were captain-general, and his governors were the Captain general

Captain General

Captain general is a high military rank and a gubernatorial title.-History:This term Captain General started to appear in the 14th century, with the meaning of commander in chief of an army in the field, probably the first usage of the term General in military settings...

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