Noun
The dignity, office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAttempts by other Europeans to take its Caribbean territory prompted Spain to found the Viceroyalty of New Granada (northern South America) in 1713. Source: Internet
From 1779 it belonged to the Saratov Viceroyalty. Source: Internet
Despite these rebellions, the Criollo oligarchy in Perú remained mostly Spanish loyalist, which accounts for the fact that the Viceroyalty of Peru became the last redoubt of the Spanish dominion in South America. Source: Internet
In contrast to the Japanese community in Peru, the Chinese appear to have intermarried much more since they came to work in the rice fields during the Viceroyalty and to replace the African slaves, during the abolition of slavery itself. Source: Internet
He organized a fleet to reach Peru by sea, and sought the military support of various rebels from the Viceroyalty of Peru. Source: Internet
It was conquered by the Spanish Empire in the 16th century, which established a Viceroyalty with jurisdiction over most of its South American domains. Source: Internet