Cabildo Explained

Cabildo may refer to:

Buildings

• The Cabildo, a historic building in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
• Cabildo of Buenos Aires, a historical building in Argentina, government house during colonial times
• Cabildo of Jujuy, a National Historic Monument in Argentina
• Córdoba Cabildo, a historical building in Argentina, government house during colonial times
• Montevideo Cabildo, a former government house in Montevideo, now a museum

Government

• Cabildo (council), a former Spanish municipal administrative unit governed by a council
• Cabildo abierto, or open cabildo, a Latin American political action for convening citizens to make important decisions
• Cabildo insular, island governments in the Canary Islands
• Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, the governing body of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands
• Cabildo of San Juan Tenochtitlan, a governing council established in the 16th century in Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City)

Organizations

• Cabildo (Cuba), African ethnic associations created in Cuba in the late 16th century
• Cabildo Mayor del Pueblo Muisca, an organization of indigenous people in Colombia

Other uses

• Cabildo (magazine), an Argentine nationalist Catholic magazine
• Cabildo (opera), a 1932 one-act opera by Amy Beach
• Cabildo, Chile, a city and commune located in the Petorca Province, Valparaíso Region
• USS Cabildo, a dock landing ship of the United States Navy, 1944–1970