Note 72 — Chapter V · THE SEMI-JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE AUDIENCIA.
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The constitutional reforms of 1812 included the separation of the governorship from the presidency of the audiencia. In 1814 the governor was again made president, and the offices were not entirely separated until 1861. The governor’s intervention in matters of justice was merely nominal, however, after the creation of the office of regent, in 1776.—Cédula of March 11, 1776, A. I., 106–2–12; Royal Instruction to Regents, June 20, 1776, in Rodríguez San Pedro, VII, 22–23; Ordenanzas para el gobierno de la Audiencia de Manila, 9 de Octubre, 1812; A. I., 106–4–19; Acuerdo de 15 de Enero, 1814, ibid.