adelantado of Río de la Plata

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The adelantado of Río de la Plata was a Spanish royal governor and military leader granted authority to conquer, colonize, and administer the Río de la Plata region in South America during the early colonial period.

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adelantado of Río de la Plata canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial office
military command
royal governorship
appliesToJurisdiction Governorate of the Río de la Plata
Río de la Plata region
Viceroyalty of Peru
appointedBy King of Spain
Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
country Spanish Empire
duty conversion of Indigenous peoples to Christianity
defense of the territory
implementation of Spanish law
reporting to the Council of the Indies
endTime early colonial period
firstHolder Pedro de Mendoza
grants hereditary rights in conquered territory
right to collect certain revenues
hasAuthorityOver administration
colonization
conquest
distribution of encomiendas
founding of settlements
military forces
hasLegalBasis Capitulación (royal contract)
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration

Spanish colonization of the Americas
languageOfRecord Spanish
locatedIn Río de la Plata Basin
linked to: La Plata Basin

South America
present-day Argentina
present-day Paraguay
present-day Uruguay
present-day southern Brazil
notableHolder Domingo Martínez de Irala
Pedro de Mendoza
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
partOf Spanish colonial administration
relatedTo Governorate of New Andalusia (Río de la Plata)
founding of Asunción
founding of Buenos Aires
religionAssociated Roman Catholicism
replacedBy later Bourbon administrative reforms
standard royal governorships
startTime 16th century
subclassOf adelantado

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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca positionHeld adelantado of Río de la Plata