Cabildo Canaries
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Cabildos are a Spanish system of government administration that are now only used in the Canary Islands, with one governing each main island
The members of a cabildo are elected by direct universal suffrage by the Spanish citizens of each island. The membership is determined by party-list proportional representation.
The cabildos were created under the Law of Cabildos of 1912. During Francisco Franco's dictatorship they were appointed rather than elected. Cabildos exercise a level of authority between those of their province and their autonomous communities in matters of health,environment, culture, sports, industry,roads, drinking water and irrigation, hunting and fishing licencing, museums, beaches, public transportation and land organization. Cabildos can impose fuel taxes.
The island of La Graciosa falls under the jurisdiction of the cabildo of Lanzarote.
