Governorate of Paraguay

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Governorate of Paraguay Gobernación del Paraguay
1617–1782
Cross of Burgundy (Flag of the Viceroyalty of Peru)
Status	Governorate of the Viceroyalty of Peru Part of the Spanish Empire
Capital	Asunción
Common languages	Spanish, Guaraní
Religion	Roman Catholic
Historical era	Spanish Empire
• Created from the split of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata and of Paraguay	December 16 1617
• Added to the new Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata	1782
ISO 3166 code	PY
Preceded by Succeeded by Governorate of the Río de la Plata Intendency of Paraguay

The Governorate of Paraguay (Spanish: Gobernación del Paraguay), originally called the Governorate of Guayrá, was a governorate of the Spanish Empire and part of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Its seat was the city of Asunción; its territory roughly encompassed the modern day country of Paraguay.

The Governorate was created on December 16, 1617, by the royal decree of King Philip III as a split of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata and of Paraguay into its respective halves. The Governorate lasted until 1782, after which the massive Viceroyalty of Peru was split, and Paraguay became an intendency (intendencia) of the new Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.