Governorate of New León

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Governorate of New León Gobernación de Nueva León
1529–??
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The adelantado grants of Charles V prior to the establishment of the Viceroyalty of Peru
Status	Spanish colony
Capital	Puerto de los Leones
Official languages	Spanish (de facto)
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Government	Monarchy
King
• 1529-1542
Historical era	Spanish Empire
• Created by	1529
• Dissolved by	??
Currency	Escudo
Preceded by Succeeded by Mapuche Tehuelche people Indigenous peoples in Argentina Indigenous peoples in Chile Captaincy General of Chile Governorate of the Río de la Plata

History[]

The governorate was created as one of King Charles V's grants of 1529, establishing the adelantado as its first governor, captain general, and chief justice. The territory was described as extending 200 leagues down the Pacific coast from Pedro de Mendoza's grant of New Andalusia.

On May 21, 1534 the king signed three other capitulations to explore and occupy the American lands, establishing provinces or governorates of 200 leagues of north-south extension, including the governorship of Nueva León, granted to Simón de Alcazaba and Sotomayor, also from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific, south of 36° 57' 09S (line from Coronel to Pinamar) and up to 48° 22' 52s (line from Campana Island to ).

The Governorate was subsequently extended to the Strait of Magellan and the southern lands from it.

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