Coat of arms of the Viceroyalty of Peru

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The Coat of arms of the Viceroyalty of Peru was the heraldic emblem used during Spanish colonial rule to symbolize royal authority and the political identity of the Peruvian viceroyalty.

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Label Occurrences
Coat of arms of the Viceroyalty of Peru canonical 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
heraldic emblem
appliesToJurisdiction Peru under Spanish rule
Spanish Empire
associatedWith Lima as capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru
Spanish colonial administration in South America
category Colonial coats of arms
Heraldry of Peru
Heraldry of the Spanish Empire
country Viceroyalty of Peru
depictedOn colonial buildings in the Viceroyalty of Peru
official documents of the Viceroyalty of Peru
seals of the viceroys of Peru
follows heraldic traditions of the Spanish monarchy
hasDesignElement heraldic motto
royal crown of Spain
shield
supporters
heritage Spanish colonial heraldry
languageOfInscription Spanish
replacedBy Coat of arms of Peru
symbolizes Spanish sovereignty over Peruvian territories
authority of the King of Spain in Peru
timePeriod colonial era in Peru
usedBy Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown

Viceroy of Peru
surface form: viceroys of Peru
usedFor representing the political identity of the Viceroyalty of Peru
symbolizing royal authority in the Viceroyalty of Peru
usedUntilEvent Peruvian independence

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

Coat of arms of Peru precededBy Coat of arms of the Viceroyalty of Peru