Governorate of New Toledo
The Governorate of New Toledo 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.
Governorate of New Toledo Gobernación de Nueva Toledo | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1529–1542 | |||||||||||
Spanish map of the administrative division of New Castile and New Toledo made in 1535 | |||||||||||
| Status | Governorate of the Crown of Castile | ||||||||||
| Capital | Cuzco (Claimed by Diego de Almagro) | ||||||||||
| Official languages | Spanish | ||||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||
• 1516–1556 | Charles I | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1529–1538 | Diego de Almagro | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Spanish Empire | ||||||||||
| 1529 | |||||||||||
• Viceroy of Peru | 1542 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Escudo | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.