Viceroyalties were instiutions created by the Spanish monarchy to incorporate the colonized lands in America in the administration engines of the Empire. A viceroyalty was ruled by viceroy, a direct subordinates of the King, and was considered a province within the Empire and not a colony anymore.
The two viceroyalties existing in America prior to 1717 were:
- Viceroyalty of New Spain. It contained the current territory of Mexico, together with Southwestern states from the current US. It was the first one created by the Spanish in America in 1535.
- Viceroyalty of Peru, created in 1542, which contained almost the whole territory ruled by the Spanish in South America.
<span> In 1998, Canada’s highest court declared that, Quebec could not legally secede. The answer is letter C.
This questions has the following options. </span>
<span>A. Quebec could pass a referendum to secede </span>
<span>B. English was the official language of the province </span>
<span>C.Quebec could not legally secede </span>
<span>D.English-speakers must leave the province </span>
Rome's rivalry with Carthage for control of the western Mediterranean
