Viceroyalty of Peru ended in 1824.
Viceroyalty of Peru
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. Lima was the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru.
Viceroyalty of Brazil was created in 1763.
Viceroyalty of the Caucasus was created in 1801.
Vologda Viceroyalty was created in 1780.
Novgorod Viceroyalty was created in 1776.
Viceroyalty of New Granada was created in 1717.
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was created in 1776.
The South American nation of Peru has its capital at Lima. (pronounced "lee-mah")The city was established as the center of the Viceroyalty of Peru by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro (1471-1541).
Spanish territory in North America and the Philippines was governed by the viceroy of Spain, the highest appointed Spanish minister, who lived in the Palace of the Viceroy in Mexico City. Spanish territory in South America was under the rule of the viceroyalty of Peru, until the 18th century Bourbon Reforms, which divided the Peruvian viceroyalty into the Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern-day Colombia and Venezuela) and Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata (modern-day Paraguay).
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. Lima was the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru.