Religion Roman Catholicism 1516–1556 Charles I Currency Peso Date dissolved 1542 | Government Monarchy 1529–1538 Diego de Almagro Founded 1529 Historical era Spanish Empire | |
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Languages Official Spanish (de facto) Capital Cusco (Claimed by Diego de Almagro) | ||
The Governorate of New Toledo was formed from the previous southern half of the Inca empire, stretching south into present day central Chile, and east into present day central Brazil.
Established by King Charles I of Spain in 1528. Diego de Almagro was the appointed Spanish colonial governor.
It was replaced by the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru in 1542.
Governorates in Peruvian region
After the first territorial division of South America between Spain and Portugal, the Peruvian colonial administration was divided into four entities:
This territorial division set the basis for the colonial administration of South America for several decades. It was formally dissolved in 1544, when King Charles I sent his personal envoy, Blasco Núñez Vela, to govern the newly founded Viceroyalty of Peru that replaced the governorates.