 The king was represented by a merino, which at first was a person from the Burgalese Lara family.The capital of the "merindad" was in Hoz de Anero where the Assemblies of Cudeyo, Ribamontán, Siete Villas, Cesto and Voto took place.When some years went by, the administrators or "merinos" passed to be elected from the native families of Trasmiera.