Capitulation of Toledo of 1529
Spanish governorates in South America in 1529. | |
| Date | 26 July 1529 |
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| Location | Toledo, Crown of Castile |
| Participants | Isabella of Portugal (on behalf of Charles V) Francisco Pizarro García Fernández Manrique, Count of Osorno Doctor Diego Beltrán |
| Outcome | Authorization for Pizarro to conquer and govern New Castile (Peru) |
The Capitulation of Toledo was a royal decree issued on 26 July 1529 in Toledo by the Crown of Castile, granting Francisco Pizarro the right to conquer and settle the province of Peru, or New Castile. Signed by Queen Isabella of Portugal (acting for the absent Charles V), the Count of Osorno García Fernández Manrique (president of the Council of the Indies), and Doctor Diego Beltrán, it formalized the conquest of Peru.
The agreement authorized Pizarro to explore and settle a 200-league coastal strip along the South Sea from the Santiago River (near modern Esmeraldas, Ecuador) to Chincha (Peru). This region, already partially explored by Pizarro and Diego de Almagro, encompassed much of the Inca Empire.
South of Chincha, another 200 leagues were granted to Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor as a Governorate, though he failed to organize an expedition within five years.
...you, Captain Francisco Pizarro... with the desire to serve us and increase our royal crown, some five years ago... took charge of conquering, discovering, pacifying, and populating along the coast of the South Sea... I the Queen.
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