Governorate of Maynas Gobierno de Maynas | |||||||||||
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Governorate of the Spanish Empire | |||||||||||
1619–1802 | |||||||||||
Capital | Xeberos | ||||||||||
Historical era | Spanish colonization of the Americas | ||||||||||
• Established | 9 December 1619 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 15 July 1802 | ||||||||||
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The Governorate of Maynas (Spanish: Gobierno de Maynas), also known as the Province of Maynas (Spanish: Provincia de Maynas), was one of the provinces established at the eastern part of the Real Audiencia of Quito during the 17th century, first as part of the Viceroyalty of Peru and later as part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada until its reincorporation to Peru through the real cédula of July 15, 1802, as the General Command of Maynas.