Following the conquest of Peru, King Charles I concluded that it was essential to update the Capitulation of Toledo (26 July 1529), in order to administer the territories located between the southern limit of the Governorate of New Castile and the Strait of Magellan.
On , the Spanish monarch created three capitulations to formalize the responsibilities for the conquest of the southern part of the South American continent:
- The Governorate of New Toledo, granted to Diego de Almagro, comprised two hundred leagues stretching from the 14th parallel southâÂÂthe southern limit of the Governorate of New Castile (established in the Capitulation of Toledo)âÂÂto the 25ð31âÂÂ31âÂÂâ parallel south, near what is today the Chilean city of Taltal.
- The Governorate of New Andalusia, granted to Pedro de Mendoza, stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific OceanâÂÂat those latitudes, the Treaty of Tordesillas () placed the border with Portugal in the middle of the AtlanticâÂÂand comprised two hundred leagues from the southern limit of New Toledo to the 36ð57âÂÂ09âÂÂâ parallel south, in Arauco.
- The Governorate of New León, granted to Simón de Alcazaba, also stretched from ocean to ocean and comprised two hundred leagues from the southern limit of New Andalusia to the 48ð22âÂÂ52âÂÂâ parallel south, at the Chilean Campana Island. Shortly after its creation, it was transferred to Francisco de Camargo in 1536 and extended to the Strait of Magellan across both oceans.
On , the Spanish monarch created a fourth capitulation:
Territorial evolution
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