= Spanish Viceroyalties = The Spanish empire was organized as '''viceroyalties''' with separate domains. <> ---- == New Spain == The'''viceroyalty of New Spain''' was created to oversee all of the New World and Asian colonies. It fell under the purview of the [[Spain/RoyalCouncils#Council_of_the_Indies|Council of the Indies]]. The viceroyalty was then subdivided into several '''captaincy generals''': * [[DominicanRepublic/Monarchs#Captaincy_General_of_Santo_Domingo|Santo Domingo]], with a '''real audiencia''' also of Santo Domingo * [[Philippines/Monarchs#Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines|Philippines]], with a real audiencia in [[Philippines/Manila|Manila]] * TODO: more! The '''viceroys''' and '''governor-generals''' that oversaw these administrations, respectively, were all royal appointments with effectively absolute power. (Governor-generals chaired the corresponding audencias ''ex officio''.) ---- == Peru == TODO: learn some government! ---- == New Grenada == In 1777 the viceroyalty of New Spain was split, with most of South America being moved into the new '''viceroyalty of New Grenada'''. The subdivisions were: * [[Venezuela/Monarchs#Captaincy_General_of_Venezuela|Venezuela]], with a real audencia in [[Venezuela/Caracas|Caracas]] * TODO: more! ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryTodoLearnGovernment