Viceroy of the Río de la Plata

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The Viceroy of the Río de la Plata was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in the southern regions of South America, overseeing administration, justice, and defense in the viceroyalty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office
viceroy
appliesToJurisdiction Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
appointedBy King of Spain
Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
capitalOfJurisdiction Buenos Aires
category Viceroys of the Río de la Plata
country Spanish Empire
endTime 1814
firstHolder Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
linked to: Pedro de Cevallos
firstHolderStartTime 1777
governmentalBody Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
hasComponentJurisdiction Governorate of Buenos Aires
Governorate of Montevideo
Governorate of Paraguay
Intendancy of Charcas
Intendancy of Córdoba del Tucumán
Intendancy of Potosí
Intendancy of Salta del Tucumán
linked to: Tucumán Province
hasDuty administer justice
collect royal revenues
enforce royal decrees
organize defense
oversee colonial administration
hasPower civil authority
judicial authority
military authority
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
lastHolder Francisco Javier de Elío
lastHolderEndTime 1814
nativeLabel Virrey del Río de la Plata
officeAbolishedFollowing May Revolution
linked to: May Revolution Day

Spanish American wars of independence
officeCreatedBy Charles III of Spain
positionHeldIn South America
precededByOffice Viceroy of Peru (for most of the territory)
residence Buenos Aires
roleIn Spanish colonial administration
seatOfGovernment Buenos Aires
startTime 1776
subordinateTo Council of the Indies
Secretary of State for the Indies
territoryIncluded parts of present-day Brazil
parts of present-day Chile
present-day Argentina
present-day Bolivia
present-day Paraguay
present-day Uruguay
linked to: Uruguay

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Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata headOfGovernment Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata nativeLabel Virrey del Río de la Plata
linked to: Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata category Viceroys of the Río de la Plata
linked to: Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Santiago de Liniers positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros title Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Pedro de Cevallos positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Francisco Javier de Elío positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Rafael de Sobremonte positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Audiencia of Charcas subordinateTo viceroy of the Río de la Plata
linked to: Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Santiago de Liniers positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
subject linked to: de Liniers
Jacques de Liniers positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
Santiago de Liniers positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
subject linked to: Count of Buenos Aires
Santiago de Liniers positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
subject linked to: Martina de Sarratea
Francisco Javier de Elío positionHeld Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
subject linked to: de Elío