Viceroyalty of Peru was created in 1542.
Viceroyalty of Peru
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. Lima was the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru.
Novgorod Viceroyalty ended in 1796.
Viceroyalty of the Caucasus ended in 1917.
Vologda Viceroyalty ended in 1796.
Viceroyalty of New Granada ended in 1819.
The South American nation of Peru has its capital at Lima. (pronounced "lee-mah")The city was established as the center of the Viceroyalty of Peru by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro (1471-1541).
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ended in 1814.
Spanish territory in North America and the Philippines was governed by the viceroy of Spain, the highest appointed Spanish minister, who lived in the Palace of the Viceroy in Mexico City. Spanish territory in South America was under the rule of the viceroyalty of Peru, until the 18th century Bourbon Reforms, which divided the Peruvian viceroyalty into the Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern-day Colombia and Venezuela) and Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata (modern-day Paraguay).
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. Lima was the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru.
Lima, Peru was established by Francisco Pizarro in 1535. It became the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru and played a significant role in the Spanish colonization of South America.