Governorate of Paraguay

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Spanish colonial governorate former administrative division

The Governorate of Paraguay was a colonial administrative division of the Spanish Empire in South America, centered on the region of present-day Paraguay.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Governorate of Paraguay canonical	2
Province of Paraguay	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish colonial governorate ⓘ former administrative division ⓘ
administrativeCenter	Asunción ⓘ
borderedBy	Governorate of the Río de la Plata ⓘ surface form: Governorate of Río de la Plata Tucumán Province ⓘ surface form: Governorate of Tucumán Portuguese America ⓘ
capital	Asunción ⓘ
capitalType	colonial capital ⓘ
colonialPower	Crown of Castile ⓘ
colonialRegion	Río de la Plata region ⓘ
colonialStatus	overseas territory of Spain ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
countryToday	Paraguay ⓘ
currency	Spanish real ⓘ
economyBasedOn	agriculture ⓘ cattle ranching ⓘ yerba mate production ⓘ
endTime	1617 ⓘ
establishedBy	Crown of Spain ⓘ surface form: Spanish Crown
ethnicGroups	Guarani peoples ⓘ surface form: Guaraní peoples Spanish colonists ⓘ
foundingContext	Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region ⓘ surface form: Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata basin
governmentType	colonial governorate ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
legalSystem	Castilian law ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Paraguay ⓘ parts of Argentina ⓘ parts of Bolivia ⓘ parts of Brazil ⓘ
mainRiver	Paraguay River ⓘ Paraná River ⓘ
namedAfter	Paraguay ⓘ Paraguay River ⓘ
partOf	Spanish Empire ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
predecessor	Governorate of New Andalusia ⓘ surface form: Governorate of New Andalusia (South America)
religionOfficial	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousJurisdiction	Roman Catholic Diocese of Asunción ⓘ
religiousOrderActive	Franciscan Order ⓘ surface form: Franciscans Society of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Jesuits
sovereign	King of Spain ⓘ
startTime	1537 ⓘ 1539 ⓘ
successor	Governorate of Guayrá ⓘ Governorate of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
timePeriod	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Viceroy of the Río de la Plata → hasComponentJurisdiction → Governorate of Paraguay ⓘ

Paraguayan independence movement → territorialScope → Governorate of Paraguay ⓘ

this entity surface form: Province of Paraguay

Governorate of the Río de la Plata → successor → Governorate of Paraguay ⓘ