Real Audiencia of Guatemala
Appellate court in the Imperial Spanish territory of the Captaincy General of Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Real Audiencia of Santiago de Guatemala (Spanish: Audiencia y CancillerĂa Real de Santiago de Guatemala), simply known as the Audiencia of Guatemala or the Audiencia of Los Confines, was a Real Audiencia (appellate court) in the Imperial Spanish territory in Central America known as the Captaincy General of Guatemala (1609-1821). The Audiencia's presiding officer, the president, was the head of the government of the area. The Audiencia was initially created by decrees of November 20, 1542 and September 13, 1543, and had its seat in Antigua Guatemala.