Royal Audiencia of Chile
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The Royal Audiencia of Chile were two Spanish, colonial courts of appeals with administrative and political authority under the oversight of the viceroy of Peru.
- Royal Audiencia of ConcepciónRoyal Audiencia of ConcepciónBefore 1565, the highest court of Chile was the justicia mayor, whose sentences were appealed before the Royal Audiencia of Lima. In 1560 local authorities formally requested the president of the Audiencia of Lima for the creation of an audiencia for Chile...
, installed in 1565 and abolished in 1575
- Royal Audiencia of Santiago, installed in 1609