Viceroy of New Granada
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The Viceroy of New Granada was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial authority in the New Granada region (including present-day Colombia and neighboring areas), overseeing administration, justice, and defense.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viceroy of New Granada canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3242969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Viceroy of New Granada Context triple: [Audiencia of Bogotá, subordinateTo, Viceroy of New Granada]
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Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
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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Viceroy of New Spain
The Viceroy of New Spain was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in North America, governing vast territories including present-day Mexico and parts of the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean.
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Viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela
Viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of Peru during the early 19th century struggles for independence in South America.
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President of Gran Colombia
The President of Gran Colombia was the head of state and government of the short-lived republic of Gran Colombia in the early 19th century, a union of modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama formed after independence from Spanish rule.
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E.
Captaincy General of Venezuela
The Captaincy General of Venezuela was a Spanish colonial administrative district in northern South America that governed the territory of present-day Venezuela until its independence movements in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Viceroy of New Granada Target entity description: The Viceroy of New Granada was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial authority in the New Granada region (including present-day Colombia and neighboring areas), overseeing administration, justice, and defense.
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A.
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
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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B.
Viceroy of New Spain
The Viceroy of New Spain was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in North America, governing vast territories including present-day Mexico and parts of the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean.
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C.
Viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela
Viceroy Joaquín de la Pezuela was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of Peru during the early 19th century struggles for independence in South America.
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D.
President of Gran Colombia
The President of Gran Colombia was the head of state and government of the short-lived republic of Gran Colombia in the early 19th century, a union of modern-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama formed after independence from Spanish rule.
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E.
Captaincy General of Venezuela
The Captaincy General of Venezuela was a Spanish colonial administrative district in northern South America that governed the territory of present-day Venezuela until its independence movements in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
viceroyal position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Viceroyalty of New Granada
ⓘ
surface form:
New Granada
Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ present-day Colombia ⓘ present-day Ecuador ⓘ present-day Panama ⓘ present-day Venezuela ⓘ |
| capital |
Bogotá
ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Fe de Bogotá
|
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| endCause |
Latin American independence movements
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin American wars of independence
independence of New Granada territories ⓘ |
| endTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| equivalentOffice |
Viceroy of New Spain
ⓘ
Viceroy of Peru ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Jorge de Villalonga ⓘ |
| governmentalRole |
head of colonial government in New Granada
ⓘ
representative of the Spanish king in New Granada ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administer justice
ⓘ
collect royal revenues ⓘ enforce royal decrees ⓘ organize defense ⓘ oversee colonial administration ⓘ promote Catholic evangelization ⓘ supervise local officials ⓘ |
| hasPower |
appoint subordinate colonial officials
ⓘ
preside over high courts in the viceroyalty ⓘ supreme civil authority in New Granada ⓘ supreme military authority in New Granada ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Spanish colonial era in South America ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Antonio Caballero y Góngora
ⓘ
José Manuel de Ezpeleta ⓘ Juan de Sámano ⓘ Pedro Messía de la Cerda ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy |
Philip V of Spain
ⓘ
Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| officeHoldersConfirmedBy | Council of the Indies ⓘ |
| officeHoldersSelectedBy | Spanish monarch ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial system in the Americas ⓘ |
| positionHeldInOrganization | Spanish colonial administration ⓘ |
| reestablished | 1739 ⓘ |
| religionAssociated | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Viceroyal Palace of Santa Fe ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment |
Bogotá
ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Fe de Bogotá
|
| startTime | 1717 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ |
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Subject: Viceroy of New Granada Description of subject: The Viceroy of New Granada was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial authority in the New Granada region (including present-day Colombia and neighboring areas), overseeing administration, justice, and defense.
Referenced by (7)
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