Procurador en Cortes

[1] In contemporary times the term was used by the Francoist Cortes (1943–1977) to differentiate itself from the liberal tradition of Spanish parliamentarism, which since the Constitution of 1812 had been using the term diputado (which was recovered when democracy was reestablished in Spain after the end of the Francoist dictatorship).

In the old Cortes of Castile and, in general, in those of the Ancient Regime, the representative designated by the cities and towns was usually called "procurador" and was agglutinated in one of the three arms: ecclesiastical, nobiliary and common.

[2] The Royal Statute of 1834 established the Cortes Generales del Reino, formed by the chambers called Estamento de Próceres and Estamento de Procuradores, the former of royal appointment and the latter elective.

[3] The denomination of "procurador" disappeared in the following Magna Carta, which returned the form established in the Constitution of 1812,[4][5] but was recovered with the Constitutive Law of the Cortes, which established the Cortes during the Francoist regime,[6] and which had the purpose of breaking with the liberal tradition.

Once again, the term "procurador" disappears from the Spanish Constitution of 1978, being replaced by "diputado" and "senador".

Council of Ministers during the regency of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies . At that time, the Estamento de Procuradores was established.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco , in the uniform of the Movement , giving a speech in the Cortes (probably on July 8, 1964, inaugurating the VIII Legislature). In the background, the procurators, also in uniform. At the bottom, three bishops, also procurators representing the Catholic Church.