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The document describes the government structure of the Viceroyalty of Peru between 1542 and 1824. The Viceroyalty extended from Panama to Chile and was governed by viceroys who represented the King of Spain. The capital was Lima. There were metropolitan authorities such as the King and the Council of the Indies in Spain, and local authorities such as the viceroy, the Royal Audience of Lima, the cabildos, and the corregimientos. Mining, agriculture, livestock farming, and trade were the main economic activit
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