Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
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The Viceroy of the Río de la Plata was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in the southern regions of South America, overseeing administration, justice, and defense in the viceroyalty.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viceroy of the Río de la Plata canonical | 13 |
| Viceroys of the Río de la Plata | 1 |
| Virrey del Río de la Plata | 1 |
| viceroy of the Río de la Plata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T560012 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Viceroy of the Río de la Plata Context triple: [Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, headOfGovernment, Viceroy of the Río de la Plata]
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Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was a late 18th- to early 19th-century Spanish colonial administrative region in South America that encompassed territories including present-day Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia, with Buenos Aires as its capital.
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B.
Captain General of New Spain
The Captain General of New Spain was the highest military and often de facto political authority in the early Spanish colonial administration of Mexico, a role famously held by conquistador Hernán Cortés.
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C.
Captaincy General of Chile
The Captaincy General of Chile was a Spanish colonial administrative territory in South America that governed the region corresponding largely to modern-day Chile until its independence.
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D.
Viceroy of Naples
The Viceroy of Naples was the Spanish Crown’s chief royal representative and governor in the Kingdom of Naples during the early modern period, wielding extensive political, military, and administrative authority.
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E.
President of Chile
The President of Chile is the country's head of state and government, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing Chile both domestically and internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Viceroy of the Río de la Plata Target entity description: The Viceroy of the Río de la Plata was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in the southern regions of South America, overseeing administration, justice, and defense in the viceroyalty.
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A.
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was a late 18th- to early 19th-century Spanish colonial administrative region in South America that encompassed territories including present-day Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia, with Buenos Aires as its capital.
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B.
Captain General of New Spain
The Captain General of New Spain was the highest military and often de facto political authority in the early Spanish colonial administration of Mexico, a role famously held by conquistador Hernán Cortés.
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C.
Captaincy General of Chile
The Captaincy General of Chile was a Spanish colonial administrative territory in South America that governed the region corresponding largely to modern-day Chile until its independence.
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D.
Viceroy of Naples
The Viceroy of Naples was the Spanish Crown’s chief royal representative and governor in the Kingdom of Naples during the early modern period, wielding extensive political, military, and administrative authority.
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E.
President of Chile
The President of Chile is the country's head of state and government, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing Chile both domestically and internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
viceroy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
King of Spain
ⓘ
Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| capitalOfJurisdiction | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| category |
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Viceroys of the Río de la Plata
|
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1814 ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
Pedro de Cevallos
ⓘ
surface form:
Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
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| firstHolderStartTime | 1777 ⓘ |
| governmentalBody | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| hasComponentJurisdiction |
Buenos Aires Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Governorate of Buenos Aires
Montevideo Department ⓘ
surface form:
Governorate of Montevideo
Governorate of Paraguay ⓘ Royal Audiencia of Charcas ⓘ
surface form:
Intendancy of Charcas
Intendancy of Córdoba del Tucumán ⓘ Intendancy of Potosí ⓘ Tucumán Province ⓘ
surface form:
Intendancy of Salta del Tucumán
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| hasDuty |
administer justice
ⓘ
collect royal revenues ⓘ enforce royal decrees ⓘ organize defense ⓘ oversee colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasPower |
civil authority
ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ military authority ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Francisco Javier de Elío ⓘ |
| lastHolderEndTime | 1814 ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Virrey del Río de la Plata
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| officeAbolishedFollowing |
May Revolution Day
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surface form:
May Revolution
Latin American independence movements ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish American wars of independence
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| officeCreatedBy | Charles III of Spain ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | South America ⓘ |
| precededByOffice | Viceroy of Peru (for most of the territory) ⓘ |
| residence | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| roleIn | Spanish colonial administration ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| startTime | 1776 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
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Secretary of State for the Indies ⓘ |
| territoryIncluded |
parts of present-day Brazil
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parts of present-day Chile ⓘ present-day Argentina ⓘ present-day Bolivia ⓘ present-day Paraguay ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Uruguay
|
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Subject: Viceroy of the Río de la Plata Description of subject: The Viceroy of the Río de la Plata was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in the southern regions of South America, overseeing administration, justice, and defense in the viceroyalty.
Referenced by (16)
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