Viceroyalties
Spain and Peru
The four viceroyalties of Latinamerica were: New Spain, New Granada, Peru and La Plata
Viceroyalties
"viceroyalties"-mexico,peru,new granda and la plata.
After Spain had conquered areas in Central America and the southern part of North America in the 16th century, those territories were called New Spain.
For ease of administration. It would have been grossly unwieldy for a 17th-century government to try to administer nearly all of Central and South America from one place.
The vice royals were effectively deputies for the Spanish kings and queens, who clearly could not be everywhere. Thus their representatives in parts of Spain and eventually Latin America were vice royals, and the Viceroyalities were the areas governed by them.
The vice royals were effectively deputies for the Spanish kings and queens, who clearly could not be everywhere. Thus their representatives in parts of Spain and eventually Latin America were vice royals, and the Viceroyalities were the areas governed by them.
The governor of a region that represents a monarch is commonly referred to as a viceroy. Viceroyalties are often used in monarchies to delegate authority over specific regions to individuals acting on behalf of the monarch.
The 18th century reforms in portugese and spanish colonies were similar in the creation of more viceroyalties for better defense and administration, lessening of the Catholic church's influence in political decisions and the removal of Creoles from administrative positions
Spain was the first European country to explore the Americas. Spanish conquistadors were sent to the New World with much better military technology than that which was available to the local inhabitants. Colonists were drawn to the Americas by the promise of vast riches and the prospect of winning new souls for God. The Spanish Monarchy was able to control the Spanish settlers through a system of viceroyalties and audencias (royal courts of appeals).