Ayuntamiento
a municipal government.
a town hall or city hall.
Historical Examples
The ground floor is now occupied as the ayuntamiento of Santiago.
Cathedral Cities of Spain William Wiehe Collins
The ayuntamiento or town hall is not a very impressive edifice.
Old Continental Towns Walter M. Gallichan
They turned to greet Sam Brannan, now a candidate for the ayuntamiento or town council.
Port O’ Gold Louis John Stellman
The ancient palace of the sovereigns of Aragon is now the ayuntamiento.
The Pictureque Antiquities of Spain; Nathaniel Armstrong Wells
A little further on he separated from his companions, giving them rendezvous at ten o’clock at the house of the ayuntamiento.
Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXIX. Various
The ayuntamiento; consisting of alcalde, or mayor, and the regidores, or aldermen.
Maximina Armando Palacio Valds
On afternoons when the ayuntamiento was in session, the chief could never leave his patio.
The Torrent Vicente Blasco Ibaez
The ayuntamiento which came into power with the Republic was Federal.
Romantic Spain John Augustus O’Shea
The ayuntamiento unanimously applied to General Bercozabal, who generously accepted this difficult office.
The Rebel Chief Gustave Aimard
It was created a villa with an ayuntamiento (city council) in 1743.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 Various
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