Council of the Indies

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The Council of the Indies was the principal governing body through which the Spanish Crown administered and regulated its vast overseas empire in the Americas and Asia during the early modern period.

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Generate an image of the Council of the Indies (The Council of the Indies was the principal governing body through which the Spanish Crown administered and regulated its vast overseas empire in the Americas and Asia during the early modern period.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative institution ⓘ
government body ⓘ
royal council ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Philippines ⓘ
Spanish America ⓘ
Spanish East Indies ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
dissolved 1834 ⓘ
fieldOfWork colonial administration ⓘ
colonial law ⓘ
imperial governance ⓘ
overseas trade regulation ⓘ
foundedBy Charles I of Spain ⓘ
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
hasMember councillors of the Indies ⓘ
fiscal (crown attorney) ⓘ
oidores ⓘ
secretary of the Council of the Indies ⓘ
hasRole administrative oversight of colonies ⓘ
advisory body to the king ⓘ
appointment of colonial officials ⓘ
drafting colonial laws ⓘ
judicial body for colonial appeals ⓘ
legislative body for overseas territories ⓘ
oversight of missionary activity ⓘ
regulation of trade policies for colonies ⓘ
supervision of audiencias ⓘ
supervision of viceroys ⓘ
headOfGovernment president of the Council of the Indies ⓘ
inception 1524 ⓘ
jurisdiction Captaincy General of the Philippines ⓘ
viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru

viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
location Alcázar of Madrid ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ
Royal Palace of Madrid ⓘ
namedAfter Indies ⓘ
linked to: East Indies
officialName Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias ⓘ
partOf Royal Councils of the Spanish Crown ⓘ
Spanish Monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Spanish monarchy
replacedBy Overseas Council of Spain ⓘ
replaces Council of Burgos ⓘ
significantEvent decline following independence of Spanish American colonies ⓘ
reforms under the Bourbon monarchy ⓘ
reorganization after the Nueva Planta reforms ⓘ
subordinateTo King of Spain ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catholic Monarchy → hasCentralInstitution → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Crown of Castile → administrativeCenterForEmpire → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru → governedBy → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Christianization of central Mexico → supportedBy → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Anthony van Diemen → memberOf → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Dutch colonial government → maintainedInstitution → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Hendrik Brouwer → memberOf → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Casa de Contratación → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Casa de Contratación → relatedTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Spanish America → administrativeBody → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Spanish royal court → relatedTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Governor of Las Californias → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
New Laws of 1542 → jurisdiction → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Laws of the Indies → legislatedBy → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Royal Audiencia of Lima → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
King of the Indies → governedThrough → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Spanish West Indies → governedBy → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Audiencia of Quito → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Audiencia of Bogotá → partOf → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Audiencia of Bogotá → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Captain General of New Spain → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Governor-General of the Philippines → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Captain General → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Viceroy of New Spain → partOf → Council of the Indies system ⓘ
linked to: Council of the Indies
Viceroy of New Spain → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Guatemala Captaincy General → partOf → Council of the Indies system ⓘ
linked to: Council of the Indies
Adelantado mayor → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Valladolid debate → authority → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Lope García de Castro → employer → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Royal Army of Peru → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Captain General of Guatemala → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Captain General of Chile → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Captaincy General of Cuba → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Corregidor of Santiago → hierarchicalSuperior → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Francisco de Montejo the Elder → commissionedBy → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Overseas Council of Spain → replaced → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Council of Burgos → followedBy → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Council of Burgos → replacedBy → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias → alsoKnownAs → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias → alsoKnownAs → Real Consejo de Indias ⓘ
linked to: Council of the Indies
Captain General of Cuba → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Audiencia of Santo Domingo → partOf → Council of the Indies system ⓘ
linked to: Council of the Indies
Audiencia of Mexico → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Audiencia of Charcas → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Audiencia of Lima → supervisedBy → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Jeremias van Riemsdijk → associatedWith → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Admiral of the Indies → subordinateTo → Council of the Indies ⓘ
Governor of Popayán → appointedBy → Council of the Indies ⓘ