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Governorate of New Castile

1529–1542 · 16th century

The Governorate of New Castile was the territory granted to Francisco Pizarro by the Capitulation of Toledo in 1529, extending south from the Santiago river along the Pacific coast. It covered the heart of the Inca Empire conquered from 1532. In 1542 the New Laws merged it with New Toledo into the Viceroyalty of Peru.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Governorate of New Castile. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/governorate-of-new-castile
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“Governorate of New Castile.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/governorate-of-new-castile. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Governorate of New Castile.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/governorate-of-new-castile.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Governorate of New Castile’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/governorate-of-new-castile (Accessed: ).

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