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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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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Pedro Benito Cambón regionOfActivity Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Angel Fernández de la Somera placeOfActivity Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana regiónHistórica Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: Virreinato de la Nueva España
Luis de Velasco, viceroy of New Spain workLocation Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Luis de Velasco, viceroy of New Spain placeOfDeath Viceroyalty of New Spain
Luis de Velasco, viceroy of New Spain residence Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Luis de Velasco, viceroy of New Spain areaOfInfluence Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Carlos María de Bustamante countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of New Spain
Carlos María de Bustamante placeOfBirth Viceroyalty of New Spain
Leona Vicario countryOfBirth Viceroyalty of New Spain
Admiral of the Indies relatedTo Viceroyalty of New Spain
Columbus family associatedWith Viceroyalty of New Spain
Spanish Texas partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
El Caballito statue significantPeriod Viceroyalty of New Spain
El Caballito statue commissionedBy Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: Viceroyal authorities of New Spain
San Juan del Río historicalRegion Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain (colonial period)
Puebla de Zaragoza historicalRegion Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
San Gabriel Franciscan Convent culturalContext Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Melchor Ocampo placeOfBirth Viceroyalty of New Spain
Puebla de los Ángeles foundedUnderAuthorityOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
Puebla de los Ángeles partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
Juan Diego countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of New Spain
Guillermo Dupaix workLocation Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Claudio de Arciniega placeOfActivity Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Claudio de Arciniega workedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
Colegio del Espíritu Santo locatedInTime Viceroyalty of New Spain
Real Colegio Carolino locatedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
Nueva Vizcaya country Viceroyalty of New Spain
Nueva Vizcaya partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Manuel Tolsá workLocation Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Manuel Tolsá regionOfActivity Viceroyalty of New Spain
Acapulco de Juárez colonialPower Viceroyalty of New Spain
Calleja workLocation Viceroyalty of New Spain
subject surface form: Félix María Calleja
this entity surface form: New Spain
Intendancy of Guadalajara partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
Intendancy of Guadalajara country Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Spanish royalists activeIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
Valladolid, Michoacán historicalPeriod Viceroyalty of New Spain
Valladolid, New Spain country Viceroyalty of New Spain
Suppression of early stages of the Mexican War of Independence carriedOutBy Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: viceroyal government of New Spain
royalist army under Félix María Calleja partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
royalist army under Félix María Calleja activeIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
royalist army under Félix María Calleja subordinateTo Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: viceroyal government of New Spain
Calleja’s reputation as a royalist commander increased hasGeographicScope Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Spanish royalist army usedInTerritory Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Sitio de Cuautla country Viceroyalty of New Spain
Torcuato Trujillo countryOfService Viceroyalty of New Spain
Torcuato Trujillo residence Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain