Viceroyalty of New Granada

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the establishment and re-establishment?
2. What is the key administrative reforms?
3. What was the Viceroyalty of New Granada and when was it created?
4. Why did the Viceroyalty of New Granada get suspended in 1723 and then restored in 1739?

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1. What is the establishment and re-establishment?First established in 1717, suspended in 1723, and definitively restored in 1739
2. What is the key administrative reforms?Part of the Bourbon Reforms aimed at strengthening imperial control and revenue
3. What was the Viceroyalty of New Granada and when was it created?It was a Spanish administrative region in South America, created on May 27, 1717, to help the king manage the area better.
4. Why did the Viceroyalty of New Granada get suspended in 1723 and then restored in 1739?It was suspended because of money problems and hard management, and later restored when Spain could handle it better.

Bourbon Reforms: A series of economic and political reforms implemented by the Spanish Crown in the 18th century to modernize and strengthen the empire.
Royal Audiencia: A high court of justice and administrative body in the Spanish Empire, often serving as a check on the Viceroy's power.
Viceroyalty: A major territorial division of the Spanish Empire, governed by a Viceroy appointed by the monarch.