Columbian Viceroyalty

Viceroyalty of Santo Domingo
Virreinato colombino (Spanish)
1492–1535
Coat of arms of Santo Domingo
Coat of arms
Location of Santo Domingo
StatusViceroyalty of the Spanish Empire
CapitalSanto Domingo
Official languagesSpanish
Demonym(s)Columbian
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
• 1492–1516
Ferdinand II
and Isabella I (first)
• 1516–1526
Charles I (last)
Viceroy 
• 1492–1500
Christopher Columbus
• 1511–1526
Diego Columbus
History 
1492
• Became the Viceroyalty of New Spain
1535
CurrencySanto Domingo real
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Chiefdoms of Hispaniola
Viceroyalty of New Spain
Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
Today part of

The Columbian Viceroyalty, Viceroyalty of the Indies or First Viceroyalty in the Indies is the name that designates the number of titles and rights granted to Christopher Columbus by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492 on the lands discovered and undiscovered, before embarking on his first trip that culminated in the colonization of the Americas.


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