Translations for „captaincy“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

captaincy [ˈkæptɪnsi] N no pl

captaincy

зва́ние nt капита́на

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English

These captaincies general should be distinguished from the ones given to almost all of the conquistadores, which was based on an older tradition.

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The failure of most captaincies was related to the resistance of the indigenous peoples, shipwrecks and internal disputes between the colonizers.

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