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''Adelantados'' represented the King s of Castile , and from the reign of Ferdinand III until well into the 17th century they also held administrative powers over specific provinces and districts. Pedro Menéndez De Avilés , ''Adelantado de Las Indias'' under King Philip II was perhaps the ablest and best remembered of these officials. Alonso Fernández De Lugo served as adelantado in the Canary Islands during the late fifteenth century. See also |