Royal Audiencia of Lima
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The Royal Audiencia of Lima was the principal high court and administrative tribunal of the Spanish Crown in South America, overseeing justice and governance across much of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial institution
→
high court → royal audiencia → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kingdom of Peru
→
Spanish South America → Viceroyalty of Peru → |
| capital |
Lima
→
|
| composedOf |
alguacil mayor
→
fiscal → oidores → president → |
| country |
Spanish Empire
→
|
| dissolved |
1820s
→
early 19th century → |
| dissolvedFollowing |
Peruvian War of Independence
→
independence of Peru → |
| establishedBy |
New Laws of 1542
→
|
| foundedBy |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
→
Spanish Crown → |
| governanceModel |
absolutist monarchy
→
|
| governedBy |
Laws of the Indies
→
|
| hadAuthorityOver |
administrative disputes
→
civil cases → criminal cases → indigenous affairs → municipal councils in its district → |
| hasRole |
administrative tribunal
→
high court of appeal → instrument of royal governance → oversight of administration → oversight of justice → |
| historicalPeriod |
Spanish colonial period
→
|
| inception |
1542
→
16th century → |
| legalSystem |
Castilian law
→
Roman law tradition → |
| locatedIn |
Lima
→
Peru → South America → |
| officialLanguage |
Spanish
→
|
| partOf |
Viceroyalty of Peru
→
|
| presidentTitle |
viceroy of Peru
→
|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
→
|
| replaced |
earlier provisional judicial bodies in Peru
→
|
| seatOfGovernment |
Lima
→
|
| significantFor |
administration of colonial justice in the Andes
→
centralization of Spanish rule in South America → |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
→
King of Spain → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Viceroyalty of Peru
→
|
notableInstitution |
|
Blasco Núñez Vela
("Real Audiencia of Lima")
→
|
removedFromOfficeBy |