Governorate of the Río de la Plata

Governorate of the Río de la Plata was a colony in Southern Cone (South America) that lasted from 1536 to 1776 CE, about 240 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Spanish colony of the Plata basin governed from Asunción after the first Buenos Aires was abandoned in 1541. Buenos Aires was refounded in 1580 and became a separate governorate in 1617.

See Governorate of the Río de la Plata on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1536 to 1776 CE

Duration

240 years

Type

Colony

Region

Southern Cone, South America

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Asunción, later Buenos Aires

Became

• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 1776 to 1814 CE

Events in South America during its time

• 1542 Orellana descends the Amazon
• 1545 Silver found at Potosí
• 1572 Execution of Tupac Amaru
• 1598 Battle of Curalaba
• 1694 Fall of Palmares

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Viceroyalty of New Granada 1717 to 1819 CE
• Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata 1776 to 1814 CE
• French Guiana 1664 CE to the present
• Dutch Suriname 1667 to 1975 CE
• Captaincy General of Chile 1541 to 1818 CE
• Charcas (Upper Peru) 1559 to 1825 CE
• Real Audiencia of Quito 1563 to 1822 CE
• Province of Venezuela 1546 to 1777 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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