Audiencia of Lima

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The Audiencia of Lima was a high court and administrative body of the Spanish Empire that governed much of South America from its seat in Lima, Peru.

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Label Occurrences
Audiencia of Lima canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative body
high court
royal audiencia
apexCourtFor Viceroyalty of Peru
much of Spanish South America
authorityOver colonial officials in its jurisdiction
local courts in the Viceroyalty of Peru
basedInBuilding Government Palace of Peru
surface form: Government Palace of Lima
capitalOfJurisdiction Lima
country Spanish Empire
establishedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
King of Spain
function administration of justice
administrative oversight
advisory body to the viceroy
high court of appeal
governedBy oidores
president of the audiencia
governmentType colonial judiciary
royal court
historicalEra Spanish colonization of the Americas
historicalSignificance key institution of Spanish colonial rule in the Andes
principal judicial body of Spanish South America
jurisdictionOver Viceroyalty of Peru
territories in South America
language Spanish
legalSystem Castilian law
Spanish colonial law
locatedIn Lima
Peru
South America
Viceroyalty of Peru
partOf Council of the Indies system
Spanish colonial administration
regionServed Andean region
Pacific coast of South America
religion Roman Catholicism
roleIn Spanish imperial governance in South America
seat Lima
subordinateTo King of Spain
supervisedBy Council of the Indies

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Spanish America includes Audiencia of Lima