Governor of Buenos Aires
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The Governor of Buenos Aires was the Spanish colonial official responsible for administering and defending the strategically vital port city and surrounding territory that later became part of Argentina.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Buenos Aires Province | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ |
| abolishedAsResultOf |
Argentine War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
May Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Buenos Aires
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governorate of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
King of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| economicResponsibility |
control of customs revenues
ⓘ
supervision of legal trade ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchical colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administer territory
ⓘ
collect royal revenues ⓘ defend port city ⓘ enforce colonial law ⓘ manage relations with indigenous peoples ⓘ organize local militias ⓘ oversee trade regulation ⓘ supervise local cabildos ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
port of Buenos Aires
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding rural territory ⓘ |
| historicalLocation | present-day Argentina ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Castilian law
ⓘ
Laws of the Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Buenos Aires
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Río de la Plata region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryResponsibility |
defense against foreign powers
ⓘ
defense against indigenous uprisings ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
chief administrator
ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish colonial administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPolicyRole |
enforce patronato real
ⓘ
support Catholic Church ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires
ⓘ
independent Argentine authorities ⓘ |
| residence | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Buenos Aires Cabildo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroy of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ colonial era ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Governor of Buenos Aires Province