Viceroyalties and Captaincies in the Americas

This map details the colonial divisions of the Americas under Spanish rule, highlighting viceroyalties like New Spain, Peru, New Granada, and Río de la Plata, and captaincies such as Cuba, Venezuela, and Chile. Established from the 16th–19th cc., viceroyalties were larger administrative units, while captaincies were smaller, often military-focused regions. These divisions structured governance and trade, with their influence lasting until independence movements reshaped the continent.