. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "37636386"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1116510823"^^ . . . . . . . . "The Provincial Deputation was created by the Spanish Constitution of 1812 to provide a representation of the territorial division of Spain and the American dominions of the Spanish monarchy during the term Cortes of C\u00E1diz. The Cortes created new structures for home rule, the provincial deputations and the constitutional ayuntamientos (local governments). The provincial deputations were a way by which regions ruled by juntas and areas in rebellion in the Americas could keep local control, but maintain their ties to the larger Spanish Empire. The term \"province\" in America had an imprecise meaning. The American deputies with the word referred to the small province (Partido), while the European deputies did with great province (kingdom, viceroyalty). The Spanish courts identified province with Intendancy. Previously, the decree of the Supreme Central Junta defined the American territories not as colonies, but as an integral part of the Hispanic Monarchy. With the constitution and the creation of provincial deputations, the Cortes abolished the viceroyalties; the provincial deputations dealt directly with the government in Spain. The province was governed by a Jefe Pol\u00EDtico (political chief) appointed by the central government, and a seven-member Diputaci\u00F3n Provincial (provincial council), popularly elected. With the absolutist restoration in Spain in 1814 and 1823, the provinces as political entities disappeared and their territories were again included in the restored viceroyalties. However, by 1825 all but Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines remained of The Indies, following the Spanish American wars of independence."@en . . . . "Provincial Deputation"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Provincias espa\u00F1olas en Am\u00E9rica"@es . . . . . . . . . "The Provincial Deputation was created by the Spanish Constitution of 1812 to provide a representation of the territorial division of Spain and the American dominions of the Spanish monarchy during the term Cortes of C\u00E1diz. The Cortes created new structures for home rule, the provincial deputations and the constitutional ayuntamientos (local governments). The provincial deputations were a way by which regions ruled by juntas and areas in rebellion in the Americas could keep local control, but maintain their ties to the larger Spanish Empire."@en . . . . . . . . "Provincial deputation in Spanish America"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "La provincia fue una divisi\u00F3n territorial de los dominios americanos de la Monarqu\u00EDa espa\u00F1ola. Durante la vigencia de la Constituci\u00F3n de C\u00E1diz, creada en 1812, en las cortes de C\u00E1diz las provincias constitucionales son enumeradas en su art\u00EDculo diez.\u200B"@es . . . . "10582"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "La provincia fue una divisi\u00F3n territorial de los dominios americanos de la Monarqu\u00EDa espa\u00F1ola. Durante la vigencia de la Constituci\u00F3n de C\u00E1diz, creada en 1812, en las cortes de C\u00E1diz las provincias constitucionales son enumeradas en su art\u00EDculo diez.\u200B"@es . . . . . . . . . "20"^^ . . "American Provinces of Spain in 1800"@en . . . . . . . .