Texto 3: Gobernación Del Dorado O Guayana

Abstract

Provides a historical synopsis of the foration process of the
Province of Guyana, since its creatlon in century XVI, until
lts atributlon to Capaincy General of Venezuela, regarding
the folloving aspects: antecedents of the Govemment (from
Diego de Ordaz to Juan de Sdaño); The capitulatlon of
Gonzalo Jimenez de Quezada (1569); The capitulation of
Antonio de Berro (1582): the dependency of Guayana
(beteen 1727 and 1762) to the Province of New Andalusla
or Cumana; the Hispanice - Lusitanic Borders Treaty of 1750;
the creatlon of Dos Comendanclas in Guyana by 1762 and
the Treaty of the hlspanlc . Luistanic Borders Trcty In 1777.