Governorate of New Toledo explained

Native Name:Gobernación de Nueva Toledo
Conventional Long Name:Governorate of New Toledo
Common Name:New Toledo
Status:Governorate of the Crown of Castile
Empire:Spain
Religion:Catholicism
Era:Spanish Empire
Year Start:1529
Year End:1542
Event Start:Capitulation of Toledo
Event End:Viceroy of Peru
P1:Inca Empire
P2:Indigenous peoples of the Americas
S1:Viceroyalty of Peru
Flag Type:Cross of Burgundy
Image Map Caption:Spanish map of the administrative division of New Castile and New Toledo made in 1535
Flag S1:Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg
Capital:Cuzco (Claimed by Diego de Almagro)
Government Type:Monarchy
Title Leader:King
Leader1:Charles I
Year Leader1:1516–1556
Title Representative:Governor
Representative1:Diego de Almagro
Year Representative1:1529–1538
Official Languages:Spanish
Currency:Escudo

The Governorate of New Toledo[1] was a Spanish Governorate of the Crown of Castile formed from the previous southern half of the Inca Empire, stretching south into present day central Chile, and east into present day central Brazil.

It was established by King Charles I of Spain in 1528. Diego de Almagro was the appointed Spanish royal governor.

It was replaced by the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru in 1542.

Governorates in Hispanic America

After the territorial division of South America between Spain and Portugal, the Peruvian Hispanic administration was divided into six entities:

This territorial division set the basis for the Hispanic administration of South America for several decades. It was formally dissolved in 1544, when King Charles I sent his personal envoy, Blasco Núñez Vela, to govern the newly founded Viceroyalty of Peru that replaced the governorates.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eyzaguirre, Jaime . Breve historia de las fronteras de Chile . 1967 . Editorial Universitaria.