Spain and Portugal, the Peruvian Hispanic administration was divided into six entities: Province of Tierra Firme, included the Caribbean Coast, Central America, the Pacific Coast of Colombia and Mexico. Governorate of New Castile, consisting of the territories from roughly the Ecuadorian-Colombian border in the north to Cuzco in the south. Governorate of New Toledo, forming the previous southern half of the Inca empire, stretching towards central Chile. Governorate of New Andalusia, which was not formally conquered by Spain until decades later. Governorate of New León, the southernmost part of the continent until the Strait of Magellan. Governorate of Terra Australis, territories from the south of the Strait of Magellan to the South Pole. This territorial division set the basis for the Hispanic administration of South America for several decades. It was formally dissolved in 1544, when King Charles I sent his personal envoy, Blasco Núñez Vela, to govern the newly founded Viceroyalty of Peru that replaced the governorates. See also Pedro Arias Dávila References Sources M.M. Alba C., ("Descriptive Geography of the Republic of Panama"). Sixth Edition, text approved by Ministry of Education. (In Spanish.) Lucien N.B. Wise, (Tr Spanish:", Published by , 1956. Ernesto J.Castillero R., ("History of Panama"), Ninth Edition. . 1968. (In Spanish.) Noris Correa de Sanjur, ("History of Panama"), a school text approved by Ministry of Education. Editorial A.I.P.S.A. 1984. (In Spanish.) , section: - "" (In Spanish.) Portal for "typical" music (characteristic of Panama): "Remembering the Coto War on the Centenary of Panama". External links Tierra Firma item Nuevo Reyno de Granada atque Popayan, map showing this usage (and giving both spellings). The map is from L'Histoire du Nouveau Monde ou description des Indes Occidentales, contenant dix-huict livres... enrichi de nouvelles tables geographiqiues & figures des animaux, plantes & fruicts by Joannes de Laet (1593–1649), published 1640 by Bonaventure & Abraham Elseviers, Leiden. Spanish colonization of the Americas . . . . History of Honduras 1510s in North America 1520s in North America 1530s in North America 1510s in South America 1520s in South America 1530s in South America Former colonies in North America Former colonies in South America Former countries in Central America States and territories established in 1510 States and territories disestablished in 1537 1510 establishments in North America 1537 disestablishments in North America 1510 establishments in South America 1530s disestablishments in South America 1510 establishments in the Spanish Empire 1530s disestablishments in