In general he followed the ancient limits of the audiencia of Charcas.
Muchos pantanos, charcas y esteros se han cegado, y rigen leyes estrictas para el riego.
When Charcas fell under the control of the viceroy of Peru, Paraguay set up a regime for itself.
Only in Peru and Charcas the royalists still battled on behalf of the mother country.
Gonzalo retired to Charcas in southern Bolivia, whence he emerged a year later to head the great rebellion.