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For example, the kings of early modern Spain employed numerous viceroys to rule over various parts of their lands. In Europe, until the 18th century there were Viceroys of Aragon, Valencia, Catalonia, Sardinia, Sicily, Naples, and Portugal ( 1580- 1640), while in the New World, there were viceroys in Mexico City to govern New Spain and in Lima, Peru to govern western South AmericaSouth America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. South America is situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It became attached to North America only recently, geologically speaking, wi. The New World territories under the control of viceroys were known as Viceroyalties. Due to the growing size of Spain's American colonies, new viceroyalties were created for New GranadaNew Granada was the name given to a group of colonial provinces in northern South America, corresponding mainly to modern Colombia. The name is still used as an alternative to Colombia by some people. In 1514, the Spanish first permanently settled in the ( 1717Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance March 2 — Dancer John Weaver performs in the first ballet in Britain shown in Drury Lane The Loves of Mars and Venus March 31 Bishop Benjamin Hoadly, acting on the advice of King Ge) and La PlataCreated in 1776, the Viceroyalty of La Plata (in spanish, Virreinato del Rio de la Plata was the last and most shortlived viceroyalty created by Spain. Its limits roughly contained the territories of present Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. The G ( 1776This article is about the year 1776. For the musical, see 1776 (musical Events January 10 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense March 17 American Revolutionary War: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts after George Washington places artillery overl).

In imperial China, viceroy was the English translation of the title "general supervisor-protector" (督護 or 總督) of Chinese officials heading some large administrative divisions. For instance, there was a viceroy of KwantungKwantung (pinyin: Guandong) is a coastal area of northeastern China which is remembered most for its connection to Japan's Kwantung Army. See also Kwantung Leased Territory. and Kwangsi, a viceroy of Hukwang (the combination of the provinces of Hubei and Hunan). Li Hongzhang was viceroy of Hukwang from 1867 to 1870.

From 1858 to 1947, the Governor-General of India was also the Viceroy of India. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was also sometimes referred to as a viceroy. The adjective viceregal is used in some Commonwealth Realms to refer to the function of the Governor-General as representative of the Crown.