The intendancy of Salta del Tucumán, or Province of Salta del Tucumán, was one of the territorial divisions of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata within the Spanish Empire, which existed between 1782 and 1814.
In 1563, King Philip II of Spain created the Governorate of Tucumán and included it within the Viceroyalty of Peru, under the jurisdiction of the Royal Court of Charcas.
This region included the current Argentine provinces of Tucumán, Salta, Córdoba, Santiago del Estero, Jujuy, Catamarca and La Rioja.
Two centuries later, due to the Bourbon reforms promoted by King Charles III, a reorganization of the administration was carried out in the American colonies of the Spanish Empire, with the aim of strengthening the State there and making it more effective.
[1] The intendancy of Salta del Tucumán was subdivided, in addition to the city of Salta, between the partidos (or subdelegations) of San Miguel de Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, San Salvador de Jujuy, San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, de la Puna (with capital in Santa Catalina) and Tarija (since 1807).