7 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 6 , ▁while ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Real ▁Aud iencia ▁of ▁Car ac as ▁were ▁final ized . ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Aud iencia ▁retained ▁administrative ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁Mar gar ita , ▁C uman á ▁and ▁Car ac as ▁throughout ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁colonial ▁period . ▁ ▁Because ▁Spain ▁c eded ▁His p ani ola ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁Peace ▁of ▁Bas el ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁the ▁Aud iencia ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Santa ▁María ▁del ▁Puerto ▁Pr ín cipe ▁( today ▁Cam ag ü ey , ▁Cuba ) ▁by ▁the ▁royal ▁dec ree ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁The ▁new ▁Aud iencia ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁Real ▁Aud iencia ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Pr ín cipe . ▁ ▁This ▁Aud iencia ▁maintained ▁juris diction ▁over ▁Cuba , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁Florida . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁the ▁Real ▁Aud iencia ▁of ▁Hav ana ▁was ▁created , ▁with ▁the ▁Puerto ▁Pr ín cipe ▁retain ing ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Central ▁depart ments ▁of ▁Cuba , ▁since ▁Spain ▁had ▁lost ▁Florida ▁and ▁Louisiana . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁the ▁Real ▁Aud iencia ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁was ▁established , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo ▁− ▁Captain cy ▁General ▁of ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo ▁Museo ▁de ▁las