Cabildo insular
A cabildo insular (Spanish: island council) is the government and administration institution of each of the seven major islands in the Canary Islands archipelago: Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. The island of La Graciosa falls under the jurisdiction of the cabildo of Lanzarote.
The members of a cabildo are elected by direct universal suffrage by the Spanish citizens of each island. The membership is determined by party-list proportional representation.
Created under the Law of Cabildos of 1912,[1] the cabildos insulares took over powers ascribed to the provincial deputation.[2] In Francoist Spain they were appointed rather than elected. Cabildos exercise a level of authority between those of their province and their autonomous communities in matters of health, environment, culture, sports, industry, roads, drinking water and irrigation, hunting and fishing licensing, museums, beaches, public transportation and land organization. Cabildos can impose fuel taxes.
List of cabildos insulares[]
There are seven cabildos: El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote, and Tenerife.
| Cabildo | Island(s) | Image |
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| El Hierro | 
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| Fuerteventura | 
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| Gran Canaria | 
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| Lanzarote, La Graciosa | 
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| La Gomera | ||
| La Palma | 
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| Cabildo de Tenerife | Tenerife | 
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Bravo de Laguna 2014, p. 786.
- ^ Bravo de Laguna, Juan Hernández (2014). "Los Cabildos Insulares en la Constitución y el Estatuto ¿transformación o continuidad?" (PDF). : XX Coloquio de Historia Canario-Americana. p. 788.
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