Viceroyalty of Peru: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Virreinato de Peru
Date	1543 - 1824

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Map of the Americas in 1780 showing the Spanish and Portuguese viceroyalties. Spanish territories are shaded in green, including the Viceroyalty of New Spain, Viceroyalty of Peru, Viceroyalty of New Granada, and Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata. Portuguese territory, labeled as the Viceroyalty of Brazil, is shaded in purple. Borders between Spanish and Portuguese lands are marked, with amendments from 1750 and 1778 indicated. British territory is shown in the northern part of North America. Ma

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Laws of the Indies

Flag of Peru with three vertical stripes, red on each side and white in the center, and a central coat of arms featuring a vicuña, cinchona tree, and cornucopia.

Peru

country, South America

Chile

country, South America

Key People

St. Rose of Lima

St. Rose of Lima

Peruvian saint

St. Martín de Porres

St. Martín de Porres

Christian saint

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Lope de Aguirre

Spanish adventurer