Viceroyalty of Peru
Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru (in Spanish, Virreinato del Perú) contained most of Spanish-ruled South America until the creation of the separate viceroyalties of New Granada (now Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá and Venezuela, the last-named previously in the Viceroyalty of New Spain) in 1717 and the Río de la Plata (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay) in 1776. The Viceroyalty ended with the independence of the republics of Chile (1818) and Peru (1821).
During the 17th century the Viceroyalty contained six audiencias or provincial administrations: Panamá, Santa Fé de Bogotá (Colombia), Quito (Ecuador), Lima (Peru proper), Charcas (Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay) and Chile.
See also: Viceroyalty, South America
Referenced By
Bernard O'Higgins | Bernardo O'Higgins | Bolivia | Bolivian | Callao | Callao, Peru | Causes of Imperialism | Causes of New Imperialism | Chile/History | History of Chile | History of Colombia | History of Venezuela | ISO 3166-1:BO | Rise of the New Imperialism | Spanish Empire | The rise of the New Imperialism | The transition from informal control to formal rule | Upper Peru | Venezuela/History | Viceroy | War of the Pacific
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