former administrative division of New Spain

C28622
concept

A former administrative division of New Spain was a territorial unit governed by Spanish colonial authorities, used to organize political, economic, and religious control in the Americas before independence.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
former Spanish colonial province 1
province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain 1
territorial division of the Spanish Empire 1

Instances (4)

Instance Via concept surface
Santa Fe de Nuevo México former Spanish colonial province
Nueva Vizcaya
Intendancy of Córdoba del Tucumán territorial division of the Spanish Empire
Province of Nueva Vizcaya province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain