Formation of Audiencias
1511-1603: 11
Highest court in each region--executive, administrative & judicial
Centered on native pops., wealth
1783-87: 3
At independence (~ 1825), 11 became national capitals
1521Mx C.
1538 Pan. C.
1543 Lima
1543 Guat C.
1547 Guadalajara
1547 Bogota
1559 La Plata
1563 Quito
1583 (Manila)
1603 Santiago
1783 Buenos Aires
1786 Caracas
1787 Cuzco
1511 Sto. Dgo.
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