Adelantado
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![Muchos autores atribuyen la figura del adelantado mayor a Fernando III de Castilla, pero Duarte Núñez de León escribió que el padre de ese rey, Alfonso IX, tuvo ya por «Adelantado de León» a Martín Sánchez, hijo de don Sancho.[1]](/uploads/202412/18/San_Fernando._Bartolomé_Esteban_Murillo._Catedral_de_Sevilla3204.jpg)
Adelantado (Spanish pronunciation: [aðelanˈtaðo]) was a title held by Spanish nobles in service of their respective kings during the Middle Ages. It was later used as a military title held by some Spanish conquistadores of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.