Sentences with 'intendants'

Example sentences and phrases with the word intendants and other words derived from it.

« In contrast, Louis XIV financially devastated the French government with his wars, despite the efforts of his intendants and other royal officials to squeeze every drop of tax revenue they could from the huge and prosperous kingdom. »
« The Junta Provisional Gubernativa (Provisional Governmental Junta) began its work with firmness and zeal for renewal. On 27 May 1810, it informed the governors of the intendants that they should arrange for the election of deputies, which would be done through the town councils, to join the Junta as they arrived in Buenos Aires. »
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