Governorate of New Andalusia
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Governorate of New Andalucía of Río de la Plata Gobernación de Nueva Andalucía | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1534–1617 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Spanish colony | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Asunción | ||||||||||||||||||||
Official languages | Spanish (de facto) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Historical era | Spanish Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Created with the name "Governorate of New Andalusia" | 1534 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Divided in Governorate of Paraguay and Governorate of the Río de la Plata | 1617 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Currency | Escudo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History[]
The governorate was created as one of King Charles V's grants of 1534, establishing the adelantado Pedro de Mendoza as its first governor, captain general, and chief justice. The territory was described as extending 200 leagues down the Pacific coast from Diego de Almagro's grant of New Toledo, but was understood to involve the exploration, pacification, and settlement of the Río de la Plata along the Atlantic.
While in theory the Governorate of New Andalusia included all of present-day Uruguay and Paraguay and large segments of Chile, Argentina and Brazil, the adelantados were only able to effectively colonize the Paraná River, losing other territories to subsequent grants.
Disestablishment[]
After the establishment of the Viceroyalty of Peru in 1542, the Governorate of New Andalusia was replaced by the Governorate of the Río de la Plata, under the supervision of the Real Audiencia of Lima.
See also[]
- Colonial Argentina
- Governorate of New Andalusia (1501–13) — in the colonial Venezuela region.
- India Juliana
- New Andalusia Province, or Province of Cumaná (1537–1864) — in the colonial Venezuela region.
- Governorates of the Spanish Empire
- Former colonies in South America
- Former Spanish colonies
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- Spanish colonization of the Americas
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- Captaincy General of Chile
- Colonial Paraguay
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- Colonial Uruguay
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- States and territories established in 1534
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