Audiencia of Bogotá

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The Audiencia of Bogotá was a high court and governing body in colonial Spanish America that exercised judicial and administrative authority over much of the territory later known as the Viceroyalty of New Granada.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial governing body
high court
royal audiencia
appliesToJurisdiction Captaincy General of Venezuela
Cartagena de Indias region
Kingdom of New Granada
New Granada
New Kingdom of Granada
Popayán region
Quito region
Santa Marta region
Viceroyalty of New Granada
capital Bogotá
country Spanish Empire
follows Audiencia of Panama
governingBodyRole assisted the viceroy in government
governmentForm colonial audiencia government
hasCapital Santa Fe de Bogotá
hasFunction administration of royal justice
appellate jurisdiction over lower courts
hearing of civil cases
hearing of criminal cases
implementation of royal decrees
oversight of local officials
protection of indigenous populations (nominal)
regulation of municipal councils (cabildos)
supervision of encomiendas
hasJurisdictionOver parts of present-day Panama
parts of present-day Peru
parts of present-day Venezuela
present-day Colombia
present-day Ecuador
hasRole administrative authority
consultative body to the viceroy
court of appeal
governing body
judicial authority
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial era in northern South America
languageUsed Spanish
legalSystem Castilian law
Indies law
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bogotá
New Kingdom of Granada
partOf Council of the Indies
Spanish colonial administration
seatOfGovernment Santa Fe de Bogotá
subordinateTo Council of the Indies
King of Spain
Viceroy of New Granada

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Viceroyalty of New Granada
administrativeCenter
New Kingdom of Granada ("Royal Audiencia of Santa Fe de Bogotá")
judicialBody

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