viceroyalty
Deputy monarch's territory
A viceroyalty is a territory governed by a viceroy—a ruler who acts as the representative of a monarch in a distant land.
The term most often refers to the colonial administrative divisions of the Spanish Empire in the Americas: the Viceroyalty of Peru, the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
The word can also mean the office or term of a viceroy.
Dependent territorial settlement
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- encomiendaForced indigenous labor grant
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- missionaryReligious outreach worker
settler · colonization · subjugation · fortification · expedition · explorer · indigenous · mercantilism
Regional administrative district
- domainArea of control
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- districtBounded administrative area
realm · governorate · prefecture · territory · captaincy · subdivision · boundary · frontier
State's chief executive
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- intendantRegional administrative official
alcalde · fiscal · treasury · customs · taxation · decree · ordinance · appointment
Domain under unified control
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- sovereignSupreme in power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
emperor · king · queen · dynasty · reign · dominion · suzerainty · metropole
Pacific coast republic
- BrazilLargest South American nation
- CortésSpanish conqueror of Mexico
- PizarroConquistador of Peru
- ManilaPhilippine seat of government
Lima · colonial-era · sixteenth-century · independence · decolonization
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- encomiendaForced indigenous labor grant
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
missionary · settler · colonization · subjugation · fortification · expedition · explorer · indigenous · mercantilism · galleons
province
Regional administrative district
- domainArea of control
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- regionIndefinite bounded area
district · realm · governorate · prefecture · territory · captaincy · subdivision · boundary · frontier · borderland
governor
State's chief executive
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
intendant · alcalde · fiscal · treasury · customs · taxation · decree · ordinance · appointment · delegation
empire
Domain under unified control
throne · emperor · king · queen · dynasty · reign · dominion · suzerainty · metropole · Habsburg
Peru
Pacific coast republic
Manila · Lima · colonial-era · sixteenth-century · independence · decolonization
- ArgentinaBuenos Aires, tango, Messi, Patagonia, mate
- territoriesprovince, state, region, country, colony
- colonialismcolony, colonization, colonial rule, colonial powers, colonizer
- Spanish Colonialencomienda, hacienda, conquistador, presidio, mission
- Colombian HistorySimon Bolivar, Bogota, Conservative Party, Liberal Party, civil wars
- Colonial Americasconquistadors, colonization, Spanish conquest, encomienda, viceroys
viceroyaltymotherland
One's native country
metropole · mother country · home country · sovereign territory · imperial capital
viceroyaltysovereign nation
Self-ruled territorial polity
republic · free state · independence · self-rule · self-determination