Real Audiencia of Santiago

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The Real Audiencia of Santiago was a high royal court and administrative body of the Spanish Empire in colonial Chile, responsible for justice and governance in the region.

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Label Occurrences
Real Audiencia of Santiago canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative body
high court
real audiencia
appliesToJurisdiction Captaincy General of Chile
Kingdom of Chile
territories south of the Viceroyalty of Peru
capital Santiago de Chile
linked to: Santiago (Chile)
country Spanish Empire
dissolved 19th century
dissolvedFollowing independence of Chile
establishedBy Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
followed Castilian law
Laws of the Indies
function hearing civil cases
hearing criminal cases
implementing viceregal and royal orders
issuing royal decrees locally
protecting indigenous rights as defined by the Crown
governmentForm monarchical colonial institution
hasHistoricalSignificance key institution in governance of colonial Chile
hasJurisdictionOver Spanish subjects in Chile
indigenous populations under Spanish rule in Chile
hasPart alguacil mayor
court scribes
fiscal (crown prosecutor)
oidores
president
hasRole administration of justice
administrative authority
governance of colonial Chile
highest court of appeal in Chile
oversight of local officials
inception 16th century
isPartOf Spanish colonial judiciary
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
legalSystem Spanish colonial law
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Chile
Santiago
locatedInTimePeriod colonial Chile
namedAfter Santiago
officeHeldBy captain general of Chile
president-governor of Chile
partOf Council of the Indies system
Spanish colonial administration
religion Roman Catholicism (official context)
linked to: Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Republican judicial system of Chile
subordinateTo Council of the Indies
King of Spain

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Real Audiencia building of Santiago usedBy Real Audiencia of Santiago
Captain General of Chile relatedTo Real Audiencia of Santiago
Royal Governor of Chile oversees Real Audiencia of Santiago