fiscal (crown prosecutor)

E190960

The fiscal was a royal legal officer in Castile responsible for representing the Crown’s interests in judicial proceedings and overseeing the prosecution of cases on behalf of the monarchy.

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Label Occurrences
fiscal (crown prosecutor) canonical 4

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown officer ⓘ
prosecutorial office ⓘ
royal legal office ⓘ
actsInNameOf the Crown ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile
country Crown of Castile ⓘ
historicalPeriod early modern Castile ⓘ
late medieval Castile ⓘ
languageOfTitle Spanish ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom royal appointment ⓘ
legalSystem Castilian law ⓘ
linked to: Fuero Juzgo
partOf royal administration of justice in Castile ⓘ
primaryFunction oversee prosecution of cases on behalf of the monarchy ⓘ
represent the Crown’s interests in judicial proceedings ⓘ
relatedConcept attorney general ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General

public prosecutor ⓘ
represents the Crown’s interests in civil cases involving royal rights ⓘ
the Crown’s interests in criminal cases ⓘ
the monarch ⓘ
the royal treasury ⓘ
responsibleFor defending royal jurisdiction in litigation ⓘ
defending royal prerogatives in litigation ⓘ
initiating prosecutions in the name of the Crown ⓘ
supporting accusations in court on behalf of the monarchy ⓘ
roleIn Castilian monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Crown of Castile
scopeOfActivity criminal justice ⓘ
defense of royal jurisdiction and privileges ⓘ
defense of royal revenues ⓘ
subordinateTo the king of Castile ⓘ
linked to: King of Castile
titleInSpanish fiscal ⓘ
worksWith audiencias of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Spanish courts

royal judges ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Council of Castile → hasPart → fiscal (crown prosecutor) ⓘ
Royal Audiencia of Charcas → hasPart → fiscal (crown prosecutor) ⓘ
Audiencia of Panama → hasPart → fiscal (crown prosecutor) ⓘ
Audiencia of Guatemala → hasPart → fiscal (crown prosecutor) ⓘ