Editing Intendant (section)

==Current use in Hispanic and Lusophone countries==

===Portugal===
[[File:Distintivo Intendente PSP.png|150px|thumb|right|Rank insignia of an intendant of the Portuguese Public Security Police.]]

Presently, intendant is a rank of officer in the [[Polícia de Segurança Pública|Public Security Police]], roughly equivalent to the military rank of [[lieutenant-colonel]]. Analogously, the police rank of sub-intendant corresponds to the rank of [[Major (rank)|major]], while the police rank of superintendent corresponds to the rank of [[colonel]].

The rank insignia of an intendant consists of a dark blue [[Epaulette|epaulet]] with two crossed [[Crop (implement)|horsewhips]] inside a [[laurel wreath]] and two PSP stars. Each PSP star consists in a six points silver star with the "SP" [[monogram]] in the center. The rank insignia of a sub-intendant is similar but with only a single PSP star.

=== Spain ===
Nowadays in the Spanish armed forces, the title Intendant refers to a Colonel in the Supply Branch either in the Navy, Army or Air Force. It is also used in some branches of the administration such as the Catalan Police, (''[[Mossos d'Esquadra]]'' in Catalan) or in some Autonomous Communities (''Comunidades Autónomas'' in Spanish).

===Argentina===
In [[Argentina]], ''intendente'' (m) or ''intendenta'' (f) refers to [[Mayor|city mayors]] – heads of government of [[Municipalities of Argentina|municipalities]] (or ''[[Partidos of Buenos Aires|partidos]]'' in [[Buenos Aires Province]]).<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://biblioteca.municipios.unq.edu.ar/modules/mislibros/archivos/elestadomunicipalmensaandrea.PDF|title=El Estado municipal en Argentina|trans-title=Municipal State in Argentina|last=Mensa|first=Andrea|date=2007|journal=Provincia|volume=17|language=es|page=43|publisher=[[University of the Andes (Venezuela)|Universidad de Los Andes]]|issn=1317-9535}}</ref> This meaning is not at all connected to the usage in other countries. [[Spanish-language]] media in countries other than Argentina tend to refer to Argentine city mayors as ''[[alcalde]]s'', which is the most common Spanish word for mayor.
In the [[Argentine Army]], "Intendencia" is the Spanish name of the Quartermaster Corps, and its members are informally called "intendentes".
In some organizations, such as clubs, gated communities, large companies, etc., "intendente" is the name given to the person in charge of general maintenance of common spaces.

===Chile===
[[Chile]] is [[Administrative divisions of Chile|administratively divided]] in 16 [[Regions of Chile|regions]]. Between 1976 (1974 in some regions) and 2021, each region was headed by an intendant, appointed by the [[President of Chile|president]].

===Cuba===
In [[Cuba]], the intendant was introduced by the Constitution of the Republic (2019) to head the Administrative Councils - subordinate to the Municipal Assemblies of People's Power (town halls) - and with strictly executive-administrative functions. As the highest local authority is the President of the Municipal Assembly (mayor), it is up to him to designate and remove the intendant, after agreement with the majority of the Delegates of People's Power (councilors).

===Paraguay===
The [[Republic of Paraguay]] is administratively divided into 17 ''[[Departments of Paraguay|departamentos]]'' (departments), each of which is headed by an ''gobernador departamental'' (departmental governor). These ''departamentos'' are divided into 261<ref>[https://www.lanacion.com.py/politica_edicion_impresa/2020/12/20/siete-nuevos-municipios-elegiran-por-primera-vez-a-sus-autoridades/ Siete nuevos municipios elegirán por primera vez a sus autoridades]</ref> ''[[Districts of Paraguay|distritos]]'' (districts) (plus the [[Asunción|capital district]]), districts are headed by an ''intendente municipal'' (municipal intendant), these  intendants are popularly elected, and serve a term of five years.

===Uruguay===
[[Uruguay]] is divided administratively into 19 ''[[Departments of Uruguay|departamentos]]'' (departments). The executive power of each department is the ''intendencia'' (intendancy), headed by an ''intendente departamental'' (departmental intendant).  The intendants are popularly elected, and serve a term of five years.