Governorate of New Toledo

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The Governorate of New Toledo was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrative division in South America that preceded the more centralized Viceroyalty of Peru.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial governorate
former administrative division
administrativeLevel governorate
capital Cusco
surface form: Cuzco
colonialPower Spain
colonialStatus royal grant territory
country Spanish Empire
dissolvedInto Viceroyalty of Peru
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

Spanish Golden Age
establishedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
King of Spain Charles I NERFINISHED
followedBy Viceroyalty of Peru
governmentType colonial administration
historicalRegion Andean region
surface form: Andean region of South America
historicalSignificance early framework for Spanish rule in Peru
language Spanish
legalBasis Capitulations granted by the Spanish Crown
locatedInContinent South America
namedAfter Toledo, Spain
partOf Spanish America
surface form: Spanish colonial empire in South America

Spanish colonization of the Americas
precededBy Governorate of New Castile
precedes more centralized viceregal administration in Peru
religion Roman Catholicism
sovereignState Crown of Castile
subdivisionOf Spanish Empire
successorEntity Viceroyalty of Peru
timePeriod 16th century
typeOfTerritory overseas possession

Referenced by (2)

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

Governorate of New Castile borderedBy Governorate of New Toledo
Viceroyalty of Peru predecessor Governorate of New Toledo