Viceroyalty of Peru

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The Viceroyalty of Peru was a major Spanish colonial administrative region in South America, centered in Lima, that served as a key hub of imperial governance, mining, and trade from the 16th to the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish viceroyalty
early modern state
former colony
administrativeCenter Lima
archdiocese Archdiocese of Lima
capital Lima
continent South America
country Spanish Empire
createdBy New Laws of 1542
currency Spanish dollar
Spanish real
demography Spanish settlers
enslaved Africans
large Indigenous population
mestizo population
dissolved 1824
economyBasedOn agriculture
gold mining
silver mining
endCause Latin American wars of independence
endEvent Battle of Ayacucho
Peruvian War of Independence
established 1542
establishedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Spanish Crown
linked to: Spanish monarchy
firstViceroy Blasco Núñez Vela
governedBy Council of the Indies
governmentType colonial administration
monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Viceroy of Peru
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru
importantCity Arequipa
Buenos Aires
Cuzco
linked to: Cusco

La Paz
Potosí
Quito
Santiago de Chile
linked to: Santiago
includedTerritory present-day Argentina
present-day Bolivia
present-day Chile
present-day Colombia
present-day Ecuador
present-day Panama
present-day Paraguay
present-day Peru
present-day Uruguay
present-day northern Chile
present-day western Brazil
language Spanish
lastViceroy José de la Serna e Hinojosa
legalSystem Castilian law
Laws of the Indies
mainPort Buenos Aires
Callao
Portobelo
majorMine Huancavelica
Potosí
notableInstitution Royal Audiencia of Charcas
Royal Audiencia of Lima
University of San Marcos
notableRebellion Rebellion of Túpac Amaru I
linked to: Siege of Vilcabamba

Túpac Amaru II rebellion
officialName Virreinato del Perú
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru
partOf Spanish West Indies
predecessor Governorate of New Castile
Governorate of New Toledo
Inca Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousInstitution Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sovereign King of Spain
strategicRole center of Spanish imperial administration in South America
key hub of silver exports to Europe and Asia
major node in transatlantic trade
successor Captaincy General of Chile
Gran Colombia
Republic of Bolivia
linked to: Bolivia

Republic of Peru
linked to: Peru

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Viceroyalty of New Granada
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
early 19th century
tradeRoute Manila galleons
Spanish treasure fleet
usedLaborSystem encomienda
mita
repartimiento

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Spanish Empire hasPart Viceroyalty of Peru
Latin American independence movements location Viceroyalty of Peru
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire result Creation of the Viceroyalty of Peru
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru
Inca Empire successorState Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of Peru officialName Virreinato del Perú
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of Peru headOfGovernmentTitle Viceroy of Peru
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata precededBy Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata borderedBy Viceroyalty of Peru
Ciudad de los Reyes isCapitalCityOf Viceroyalty of Peru
Bourbon Spain implementedIn Viceroyalty of Peru
Bourbon Reforms affectedRegion Viceroyalty of Peru
Peruvian War of Independence opponent Viceroyalty of Peru
Peruvian War of Independence location Viceroyalty of Peru
Arequipa foundingCountry Viceroyalty of Peru
Captaincy General of Chile partOf Viceroyalty of Peru
Captaincy General of Chile borderedBy Viceroyalty of Peru
Potosí partOf Viceroyalty of Peru
Colonial Baroque developedIn Viceroyalty of Peru
Atahualpa countryOfDeath Viceroyalty of Peru
Siege of Cuzco historicalRegion Viceroyalty of Peru (later)
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru
Siege of Vilcabamba country Viceroyalty of Peru
Siege of Vilcabamba combatant Viceroyalty of Peru
Council of the Indies jurisdiction viceroyalty of Peru
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru
Spanish America includes Viceroyalty of Peru
Saint Rose of Lima countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of Peru
Saint Rose of Lima placeOfBirth Viceroyalty of Peru
Saint Rose of Lima placeOfDeath Viceroyalty of Peru
Juan de Garay deathPlace Viceroyalty of Peru
New Laws of 1542 appliesTo Viceroyalty of Peru
Laws of the Indies appliesToTerritory Viceroyalty of Peru
Governorate of New Toledo followedBy Viceroyalty of Peru
Governorate of New Toledo dissolvedInto Viceroyalty of Peru
Governorate of New Toledo successorEntity Viceroyalty of Peru
Royal Audiencia of Lima partOf Viceroyalty of Peru
Royal Audiencia of Lima appliesToJurisdiction Viceroyalty of Peru
Royal Audiencia of Lima appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Peru
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru
King of the Indies governedThrough Viceroyalty of Peru
Battle of Ayacucho royalistSide Viceroyalty of Peru
Royal Audiencia of Charcas partOf Viceroyalty of Peru
Audiencia of Quito partOf Viceroyalty of Peru
Governorate of New Castile followedBy Viceroyalty of Peru
Governorate of New Castile reorganizedInto Viceroyalty of Peru
Habsburg Spain hasPart Viceroyalty of Peru
Blasco Núñez Vela deathPlace Viceroyalty of Peru
Blasco Núñez Vela territoryGoverned Viceroyalty of Peru
Blasco Núñez Vela regionOfActivity Viceroyalty of Peru
José de la Serna e Hinojosa regionOfActivity Viceroyalty of Peru
Upper Peru partOf Viceroyalty of Peru