Algayde, or Alcalde, in the polity of the Moors, Spaniards, and Portuguese, a magistrate or officer of justice, answering nearly to the French provost and the British justice of peace. The alcald among the Moors is vested with supreme jurisdiction, both in civil and criminal cases. Alcalde is still the title of the mayor of Spanish towns.

Alcala de Guadaira, a town of Spain, in Andalusia, upon the river Guadaira, with 7000 inhabitants, chiefly engaged in agriculture and the making of bread. It has abundance of springs, from which water is conveyed to Seville by an aqueduct. Long. 5. 47. W. Lat. 37. 15. N.