 However, the leadership of the Order changed substantially during the reign of the Reyes Católicos.The power of the Knight Commander and council diminished, and the kings themselves became "perpetual administrators by apostolic license" as they created an Order Council dependent on the crown.This ended the excessive economic and military power of the Commanders, which had intervened so much in the Crown's internal disputes; in addition, the administration of the territory became similar to the others of the realengo (certain towns that didn't belong to the Church), instituting governors and mayors, who brought government and the administration of justice to the towns of the Campo.