| The viceroyalty established at Lima in 1542 initially had jurisdiction over all of South America except Portuguese Brazil. |
| The name Peru was pervasive during the colonial period and was used to denominate the larger sections of the powerful viceroyalty of Lima. |
| The king conferred a new commission upon La Salle, investing him with the powers almost of viceroyalty. |
| This period of the viceroyalty must necessarily be uninteresting and eventless. |
| Croix also initiated improvements in the capital and seat of the viceroyalty, increasing the size of its central park, the Alameda. |
| At the close of this year Salvatierra was removed to the viceroyalty of Peru. |
