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an outline of the currency of Spanish America (las Indias, the
Indies) from Spanish colonization in the 15th century until
Spanish American independencies in the 19th. This great realm
was divided into the Viceroyalty of New Spain (capital: Mexico
City), which came to include all Spanish territory north of
Panama, the West Indies, Venezuela, and the Philippines, and the
Viceroyalty of Peru (capital: Lima), which included Panama and
all Spanish territory in South America except Venezuela. The
monetary system of Spanish America, originally identical to that
of Spain, soon diverged and took on a distinctive character of
its own, which it passed on to the independent nations that
followed after.  1480–1516 Ferdinand and Isabella[edit]  1497
Medina del Campo[edit]  Real (R) = 34 Maravedíes (mrs)  After
the Spanish kingdoms were united under Ferdinand of Aragon and
Isabella of Castile and soon after