In like manner, he had engaged to apply for the see of Tumbez for the vicar of Panama, and the office of Alguacil Mayor for the pilot Ruiz.
The Governor and theAlguacil meet and enter into conversation.
The Alguacil suggests to him that he had better learn how to salute the Governor properly on entering his presence, and offers to teach him the customary salutation for a consideration.
The Alguacil now begins his instruction, and repeats, for the benefit of Gueguence, the proper salutation which should be used in addressing the Governor.
The Alguacil corrects him in this, and informs him that he is to fly to the Governor.
The Alguacil speaks to Gueguence of toasting, brindar, the Court, and Gueguence feigns to hear him speak of the provincial or ecclesiastical officer in charge of the province.
Let me disclose myself; I have nothing to do with the grub-fixer; I am the Captain Chief Alguacil of the Governor Tastuanes.
The Alguacil announces himself as a servant of the Governor.
The Alguacil takes Don Forcico aside to talk with the Governor.
In the second reply of the Alguacilon this page there are evidently several words omitted which I have supplied in brackets in the translation.
At last, he produces some money, which, however, he will not pay over until the Alguacil gives the promised instruction.
The salutations exchanged between theAlguacil and Governor are repeated frequently between the characters.
In the midst of the conversation the Governor suddenly appears, and Gueguence turns to him with the customary and proper salutation, thus showing that his desire for instruction from the Alguacil was a sham.
The Governor wishes to see another ballet, which the three perform, also; and this is followed by two others, in which the Governor and Alguacil also take part.
But he was unfortunate in that office, as we have seen, and was sent to Spain, whence he returned in 1513 with Pedrárias as alguacil mayor.
As even this severe measure left him unmoved, Las Casas ordered his arrest and sent his alguacil and some of the clergy to bring the recalcitrant Dean before him.
The two soldiers who received these commands were, Pedro de Ribera and Martin Garcia, of Valencia, who was alguacil of our army, and in whom our general placed the greatest confidence.
Our general replied that he would consider about it, though he secretly gave the alguacil peremptory orders to put him to death, which was accordingly done.
Upon this our general ordered an alguacil to repair in all haste with four of our horse and five distinguished men of Tezcuco to Xicotencatl's abode, to take him prisoner, and hang him without any further ceremony.
The Corregidor's answer was to cast the man into prison; whereupon the alguacil appealed to the President of the Council of Castile, who told the Corregidor that he had exceeded his powers.
It appears that he had ordered an alguacil to attend him, which the alguacil refused to do, as he was not under his jurisdiction.
He sent the merino or alguacil to kill Luis de Mendoza with his dagger, for the latter refused to be arrested; while he had another named Gaspar Quesada beheaded.
The necessary steps were taken; the Vicar saw the agreement, and took the lady's confession; she confessed everything in full, and he ordered her into the custody of a very worthy alguacil of the court.
He established and created an alguacil of the poor, not to harass them, but to examine them and see whether they really were so; for many a sturdy thief or drunkard goes about under cover of a make-believe crippled limb or a sham sore.
The alcalde-mayor, who goes there for a year or two, takes with him his own alguacil and clerk, appointed by himself.
I believe that in these three provinces the offices of alguaciland clerk will be of no less value than they are in Spanish communities.
The alguacil was responsible for the maintenance of the prison of the audiencia; for this purpose he could appoint a certain number of jail-wardens.
Among the minor officials attached to the audiencia were the alguacil mayor and his two deputies.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "alguacil" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
