Audiencia of New Grenada is created

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 5.1.1: Hispanic Writing and Culture of South America.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Carolina Orloff (Independent Scholar - Europe), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

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National organisations (political)
Politics

Dates

Date of occurrence 1549

Places

Colombia (Location)

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An Audiencia (a court that combined executive and judicial functions) is created to govern the Spanish colony of New Grenada (which covered territory approximating to modern-day Colombia and parts of Venezuela). Santa Fé de Bogota became the provincial capital.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Audiencia of New Grenada is created". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14805, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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