The
Viceroyalty of New Granada was the name given on 27 May 1717, to the jurisdiction of the
Spanish Empire in northern South America, corresponding to modern
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Panama, and
Venezuela. The territory corresponding to Panama was incorporated later in 1739, and the provinces of Venezuela were separated from the Viceroyalty and assigned to the
Captaincy General of Venezuela in 1777. In addition to these core areas, the territory of the Viceroyalty of New Granada included
Guyana, southwestern
Suriname, parts of northwestern
Brazil, northern
Peru,
Costa Rica and
Nicaragua.