This is a word that derives from the Latin "Intendens" whose meaning is "to direct or direct". The post of mayor is of French origin and dates back to the year 1551, although it was later adopted by Spain and by different countries of Hispanic America, this office is exercised by an official to whom his powers were attributed in a certain territory.
In its beginnings, the main function of the mayor was to be the one to represent the King in a substitute way, having under his control the power to decide in matters of politics, justice and of course he also has powers in the field of the nation's assets as well as the head of its economic development. The mayor is characterized by having under his control the position of superior economic chief and can also rule over some departments of the State.
Who introduced this position in Spain was the monarch Felipe V of France, and in Spain the intendant was an official who depended solely and exclusively on the King, and who in turn had under his direction the economic emergence of the nation through the impulse of factories, livestock and agriculture in order to carry out and maintain public administration in harmony and fluidity. Later this regime was included in Latin America when it was colonized by Europeans (Spanish) because it had very good effects when it began in Spain. The Kings, keeping in mind the absolutism of territorial possessions, imposed that the main function of the intendant in America was to protect the property.
