The document describes the Viceroyalty of Peru, which was a Spanish colonial administrative district created in 1542 that included most of Spanish-ruled South America. It discusses the territory encompassed by the Viceroyalty, the capital of Lima, and some of the administrative divisions and authorities within the Viceroyalty.
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