Columbian Viceroyalty

The Columbian Viceroyalty, Viceroyalty of the Indies or First Viceroyalty in the Indies is the name that designates the number of titles and rights granted to Christopher Columbus by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492 on the lands discovered and undiscovered, before embarking on his first trip that culminated in the colonization of the Americas.

Columbian Viceroyalty
Virreinato colombino (Spanish)
1492–1535
Coat of arms
StatusColony of the Spanish Empire
CapitalSanto Domingo
Common languagesSpanish
Demonym(s)Columbian
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
 1492–1516
Ferdinand II
and Isabella I (first)
 1516–1526
Charles I (last)
Viceroy 
 1492–1500
Christopher Columbus
 1511–1526
Diego Columbus
History 
1492
 Annexed by New Spain
1535
CurrencySanto Domingo real
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Chiefdoms of Hispaniola
New Spain
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