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 Archbishopric of Lima
surface form: 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 monarchy
surface form: Spanish Crown
firstViceroy Blasco Núñez Vela
governedBy Council of the Indies
governmentType colonial administration
monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Viceroyalty of Peru self-linksurface differs
surface form: Viceroy of Peru
importantCity Arequipa
Buenos Aires
Cusco
surface form: Cuzco

La Paz
Potosí
Quito
Santiago
surface form: Santiago de Chile
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
National University of San Marcos
surface form: University of San Marcos
notableRebellion Siege of Vilcabamba
surface form: Rebellion of Túpac Amaru I

Túpac Amaru II rebellion
officialName Viceroyalty of Peru self-linksurface differs
surface form: Virreinato del Perú
partOf Spanish West Indies
predecessor Governorate of New Castile
Governorate of New Toledo
Inca Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousInstitution Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
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
Bolivia
surface form: Republic of Bolivia

Peru
surface form: Republic of 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–Acapulco route
surface form: Manila galleons

Spanish galleon trade
surface form: Spanish treasure fleet
usedLaborSystem encomienda
mita
repartimiento

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

Audiencia of Lima jurisdictionOver Viceroyalty of Peru
Hernando Pizarro areaOfInfluence Viceroyalty of Peru
Santa Rosa de Lima birthPlace Viceroyalty of Peru
Santa Rosa de Lima deathPlace Viceroyalty of Peru
Santa Rosa de Lima countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of Peru
Rose of Saint Mary countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of Peru
Rose of Saint Mary placeOfBirth Viceroyalty of Peru
Rose of Saint Mary placeOfDeath Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroy Francisco de Toledo activeIn Viceroyalty of Peru
subject surface form: Francisco de Toledo
Real Villa de San Felipe de Austria country Viceroyalty of Peru
Pedro Antonio Olañeta historicalRegion Viceroyalty of Peru
Francisco de Orellana associatedWithRegion Viceroyalty of Peru
Isabel Flores de Oliva countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of Peru
Isabel Flores de Oliva placeOfBirth Viceroyalty of Peru
Isabel Flores de Oliva placeOfDeath Viceroyalty of Peru
Alonso de Mendoza placeOfActivity Viceroyalty of Peru
Battle of Las Salinas location Viceroyalty of Peru
Domingo Martínez de Irala historicalRegion Viceroyalty of Peru
Admiral of the Indies relatedTo Viceroyalty of Peru
Manuel de Castro de Padilla placeOfActivity Viceroyalty of Peru
Arauco War involvesPoliticalEntity Viceroyalty of Peru
Battle of Yaguachi countryAtTime Viceroyalty of Peru
García Hurtado de Mendoza areaOfInfluence Viceroyalty of Peru
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto residence Viceroyalty of Peru
Juan Pizarro placeOfDeath Viceroyalty of Peru
Independence of Guayaquil location Viceroyalty of Peru
Pizarro brothers regionOfActivity Viceroyalty of Peru
Ñuflo de Chaves regionOfActivity Viceroyalty of Peru
Spanish royalists activeIn Viceroyalty of Peru
Spanish royalist army usedInTerritory Viceroyalty of Peru
San Salvador de Jujuy historicalRegion Viceroyalty of Peru
Toribio de Luzuriaga y Mejía countryOfBirth Viceroyalty of Peru
Crown of Spain hasPart Viceroyalty of Peru
Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera placeOfActivity Viceroyalty of Peru
Moquegua partOf Viceroyalty of Peru
this entity surface form: Viceroyalty of Peru (historically)
Túpac Amaru II countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of Peru
Túpac Amaru II placeOfBirth Viceroyalty of Peru
Túpac Amaru II placeOfDeath Viceroyalty of Peru
Spanish colonial administration usedIn Viceroyalty of Peru
encomenderos in the Americas practicedIn Viceroyalty of Peru
oidores appliesToJurisdiction Viceroyalty of Peru
Spanish overseas territories includedTerritory Viceroyalty of Peru
Santa Bárbara mine associatedWith Viceroyalty of Peru
Capitulation of Ayacucho appliesToTerritory Viceroyalty of Peru
Capitulation of Ayacucho relatedTo Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroy of Peru appliesToJurisdiction Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroy of Peru positionHeldIn Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroy of Peru officeCreatedIn Viceroyalty of Peru