Council of the Indies - Based in Spain. Chose the people to govern the colonies. Enacted laws and royal decrees. , King - Highest authority, had total power. Gave power to institutions to govern on his behalf., House of Trade - Controlled all trips to America, authorized travel. , Royal Audencia  - Based in major cities in America. Judicial body. Informed the King how officials acted in America. One was in Santiago. , Viceroy - Representative of the King in America. One person.Lots of powers, including over the army. , Cabildo - Local council of a certain town or city. Decided and controlled local matters. , Peru - Chile was originally part of this viceroyalty. , New Spain - One of the first two viceroyalties. Modern-day Mexico. , New Granada - One of the later viceroyalties. Modern-day Colombia, Venezuala and some of Central America. , Rio de la Plata. - A later viceroyalty. Modern-day Argentina and Uruguay.,

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