adelantado of Río de la Plata
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The adelantado of Río de la Plata was a Spanish royal governor and military leader granted authority to conquer, colonize, and administer the Río de la Plata region in South America during the early colonial period.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial office
ⓘ
military command ⓘ royal governorship ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Governorate of the Río de la Plata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Río de la Plata region NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
King of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| duty |
conversion of Indigenous peoples to Christianity
ⓘ
defense of the territory ⓘ implementation of Spanish law ⓘ reporting to the Council of the Indies ⓘ |
| endTime | early colonial period ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Pedro de Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grants |
hereditary rights in conquered territory
ⓘ
right to collect certain revenues ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
administration
ⓘ
colonization ⓘ conquest ⓘ distribution of encomiendas ⓘ founding of settlements ⓘ military forces ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Capitulación (royal contract) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonization of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Río de la Plata Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America ⓘ present-day Argentina ⓘ present-day Paraguay ⓘ present-day Uruguay ⓘ present-day southern Brazil ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Domingo Martínez de Irala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro de Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Governorate of New Andalusia (Río de la Plata)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
founding of Asunción ⓘ founding of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| religionAssociated | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
later Bourbon administrative reforms
ⓘ
standard royal governorships ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| subclassOf | adelantado ⓘ |
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