See also:

• HERMANDAD (from hermano, Lat. germanus, a brother)

HERMANDAD (from hermano, See also:

• LAT

Lat. germanus, a See also:

• BROTHER

brother)  , a Castilian word meaning, strictly speaking, a brotherhood . In the See also:

• ROMANCE

Romance See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language spoken on the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain in See also:

• CATALONIA (Cataluna)

Catalonia it is written germandat or germania . In the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form germania it has acquired the significance of " thieves' Latin " or " thieves' cant," and is applied to any See also:

• JARGON

jargon supposed to be understood only by the initiated . But the typical "germania" is a mixture of See also:

• SLANG

slang and of the gipsy language . The hermandades have played a conspicuous See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• HISTORY

history of Spain . The first recorded See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of the formation of an See also:

• HERMANDAD (from hermano, Lat. germanus, a brother)

hermandad occurred in the 12th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century when the towns and the peasantry of the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north See also:

• UNITED

united to See also:

• POLICE (Fr. police, government, civil administration, a police force, Gr. sroXumeia, constitution, condition of a state, roars, city, state)

police the See also:

• PILGRIM

pilgrim road to See also:

• SANTIAGO, or SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Santiago in See also:

• GALICIA (Ger. Galizien; Pol. Halicz)
• GALICIA (the ancient Gallaecia or Callaecia, KaMauci,a or KaXau da)

Galicia, and protect the pilgrims against robber knights . Throughout the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle ages such alliances were frequently formed by combinations of towns to protect the roads connecting them, and were occasionally extended to See also:

• POLITICAL

political purposes . They acted to some extent like the Fehmic courts of See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany . The See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic sovereigns, See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

Ferdinand and See also:

• ISABELLA (1451-15o4)
• ISABELLA, ISABEAU

Isabella, adapted an existing hermandad to the purpose of a See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general police acting under officials appointed by themselves, and endowed with large See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers of See also:

• SUMMARY

summary See also:

• JURISDICTION
• JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE

jurisdiction even in See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital cases . The hermandad became, in fact, a constabulary, which, however, See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell gradually into neglect . In Catalonia and See also:

• VALENCIA
• VALENCIA, or VALENTIA

Valencia the " germanias " were combinations of the peasantry to resist the exactions of the feudal lords .