 In 1593, a new reform in the accounting system provokes that the King's Council lose its powers in accounting and these are given to the Council of the Treasury and incompatibilities are created for the Senior Accountants, that cannot have another job at the same time.In 1605 were created the Court of Auditors of the Indies in Mexico, Bogotá and Santa Fe to control the accounts of the Spanish territories in Americas.The Constitution of 1812, passed by the Cortes of Cadiz, provided for the creation of an Accounting Office"to examine all accounts of public funds".