Viceroyalty of New Spain

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The Viceroyalty of New Spain was a major administrative division of the Spanish Empire in the Americas, encompassing much of present-day Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of the present-day United States from the 16th to the early 19th century.

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Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division of the Spanish Empire
former country
viceroyalty
capital Mexico City
colonizerOf Mexican Alta California
surface form: Alta California

New Mexico
Philippines
continent Asia
Central America
North America
Oceania
country Spanish Empire
currency Spanish dollar
Spanish real
demographicFeature mestizo population
dissolutionCause Mexican independence
economicActivity agriculture
silver mining
trans-Pacific trade
endTime 1821
establishedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish Crown
firstViceroy Antonio de Mendoza
governmentType colonial administration
monarchy
headOfGovernment Viceroy of New Spain
headOfState King of Spain
includedTerritory Arizona Territory
surface form: Arizona

California, United States
surface form: California

Colorado
surface form: Colorado (southern part)

Cuba
Florida
Guatemala Captaincy General
Louisiana
surface form: Louisiana (briefly)

Nevada
New Galicia
New Mexico
Viceroyalty of New Spain self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Spain

Greater Mexico City metropolitan area
surface form: New Spain (metropolitan area of Mexico)

Philippines
Puerto Rico
Texas
Utah
Yucatán Peninsula
surface form: Yucatán
lastViceroy Juan O’Donojú
legalSystem Spanish law
notablePort Acapulco
Veracruz
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Spanish Empire
predecessor Aztec Empire
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Mexican War of Independence
startTime 1535
successor Belize
United Provinces of Central America
surface form: Central American United Provinces

Dominican Republic
First Mexican Empire
Guatemala
Costa Rica
surface form: Republic of Costa Rica

Cuba
surface form: Republic of Cuba

El Salvador
surface form: Republic of El Salvador

Honduras
surface form: Republic of Honduras

Nicaragua
surface form: Republic of Nicaragua

Panama
surface form: Republic of Panama

Philippines
surface form: Republic of the Philippines

Mexico
surface form: United Mexican States

United States of America
tradeRoute Manila–Acapulco route
surface form: Manila galleons

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Juan Ruiz de Apodaca areaOfInfluence Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Juan Ruiz de Apodaca jurisdiction Viceroyalty of New Spain
Agustín de Iturbide countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Francisco Javier Venegas jurisdiction Viceroyalty of New Spain
Francisco Javier Venegas areaOfInfluence Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Siege of Cuautla country Viceroyalty of New Spain
Félix María Calleja residence Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Félix María Calleja authorityOver Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Félix María Calleja regionOfActivity Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Battle of Calderón Bridge location Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Battle of Calderón Bridge country Viceroyalty of New Spain
Vicente Guerrero placeOfBirth Viceroyalty of New Spain
Battle of Monte de las Cruces country Viceroyalty of New Spain
Treaties of Córdoba location Viceroyalty of New Spain
Diego de Montemayor placeOfDeath Viceroyalty of New Spain
Diego de Montemayor residence Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Diego de Montemayor regionOfActivity Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: northern New Spain
Miguel López de Legazpi departurePoint Viceroyalty of New Spain
Miguel López de Legazpi servedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain administration
coat of arms of New Spain country Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
coat of arms of New Spain usedBy Viceroyalty of New Spain
coat of arms of New Spain appliesToJurisdiction Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
coat of arms of New Spain appliesToJurisdiction Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: colonial Mexico
Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas location Viceroyalty of New Spain
Zócalo de Puebla locatedInHistoricPeriod Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: Viceroyalty of New Spain (at foundation)
Mariano Arista birthCountry Viceroyalty of New Spain
Capilla del Rosario culturalContext Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Spanish East Indies linkedTo Viceroyalty of New Spain
Túpac Amaru executedBy Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: Spanish colonial authorities
Juan O’Donojú diedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Juan O’Donojú historicalRegionGoverned Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Juan O’Donojú jurisdiction Viceroyalty of New Spain
Hacienda de San Juan, near present-day San Antonio, Texas locatedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
subject surface form: Hacienda de San Juan
this entity surface form: New Spain
Governor of Las Californias locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Governor of Las Californias historicalSubdivisionOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
Pedro Fages areaOfActivity Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
New Laws of 1542 appliesTo Viceroyalty of New Spain
Laws of the Indies appliesToTerritory Viceroyalty of New Spain
King of the Indies governedThrough Viceroyalty of New Spain
Fernando Rivera y Moncada workLocation Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Fernando Rivera y Moncada residence Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Loreto, Baja California colonialPower Viceroyalty of New Spain
subject surface form: Loreto, Baja California Sur
Habsburg Spain hasPart Viceroyalty of New Spain
Captain General of New Spain appliesToJurisdiction Viceroyalty of New Spain
Captain General of New Spain appliesToJurisdiction Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Captain General of New Spain governmentalBody Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: Spanish colonial government in New Spain
expedition to Honduras (1524–1526) location Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz country Viceroyalty of New Spain
Hospital de Jesús Nazareno, Mexico City locatedInFormerTerritory Viceroyalty of New Spain
subject surface form: Hospital de Jesús Nazareno
Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca locatedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain