On 8 November 1833, the position of Intendente-Geral was discontinued with Jos Antnio Maria de Sousa e Azevedo. All the services of the police, from this period, were transferred to the prefects (later civil governors), of which the Prefect of the Province of Estremadura, Bento Pereira do Carmo, stands out.[2] The police prerogatives of this position remained temporary and territorial, influenced by prefects, general administrators and later civil governors.[2] On 18 April 1835, the kingdom was divided into 17 administrative districts, with a civil governor for each district, and divided into municipalities, civil parishes and ecclesiastical parishes. The civil governors were responsible for public security.[2]