Editing Almogavars (section)

===''Almocaden''===
From Arabic ''al-muqaddem'', 'the captain', 'he who leads'. He was of a lower rank and a captain of autonomous Almogavar groups; for this he was required to be knowledgeable about war and about leading his group, to have motivation, to know how to motivate his peers and to be light, to be faster and to be able to hide easily in addition to being fair, as set forth in Title XII, Act V of the entries (the ''Partidas''):

{{blockquote|They now call ''almocadenes'' those who formerly were usually called leaders of the peons, and these are very advantageous in war; in places they can go in among the soldiers and accomplish things that those on horseback could not do. And so when he has there any peon that wants to be ''almocadén'' has to do this: first to come to the ''adalids'' and show them for what reasons have to deserve to be so, then they should call twelve ''almocadenes'' and make them swear to tell truth if that who wants to be a man ''almocadén'' itself having four things: the first war to be knowing and guiding those with him they belonged; second, it endeavored to undertake the facts and strive to yours: the third to be light, as this is something that should be much the peon to achieve what any soon to take, and for knowing as well garrison when it was great need, the fourth is to be loyal to be a friend of his master and campaigns he leads. And this should be taken into account by the leader of peons.}}

The ''almocaden'' was an Almogavar of demonstrated experience who was accepted as a leader by the Almogavars of his group. Just like the two previous ranks, it also seems to have entailed being mounted on a horse, although there is only the reference of two ''almocadenes'' on horseback, so this requirement remains unclear.<ref>Ferrer i Mallol, Maria Teresa. ''Organització i defensa d'un territori fronterer'', p. 242.</ref>