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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Count of San Mateo de Valparaíso locatedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Count of San Mateo de Valparaíso nobleTitleJurisdiction Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: Kingdom of New Spain
Count of San Mateo de Valparaíso historicalRegion Viceroyalty of New Spain
Marquis of Jaral de Berrio realm Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Marquis of Jaral de Berrio locatedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
Marquis of Jaral de Berrio titleHeldIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Pima Revolt of 1751 hasColonialAdministration Viceroyalty of New Spain
José Joaquín de Herrera placeOfBirth Viceroyalty of New Spain
Mariano Abasolo countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of New Spain
Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo jurisdiction Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
José María Amador birthPlace Viceroyalty of New Spain
Francisco Antonio Guerrero y Torres activeIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles country Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Luis de Velasco countryOfDeath Viceroyalty of New Spain
Luis de Velasco workLocation Viceroyalty of New Spain
Mexican real usedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
Mexican real legalTenderIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
José de Gálvez workLocation Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Martín Enríquez de Almanza placeOfWork Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Martín Enríquez de Almanza areaOfInfluence Viceroyalty of New Spain
Corregidora of Querétaro country Viceroyalty of New Spain
Corregidora of Querétaro locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva placeOfWork Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Misión San Antonio de Valero partOf Viceroyalty of New Spain
Spanish missions in Texas locatedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Spanish Franciscans operatedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Spanish Franciscans operatedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva governedTerritory Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Fray Antonio de Olivares activeIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Codex Aubin countryOfOrigin Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Codex Azcatitlan origin Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Alonso de Bernalillo countryOfActivity Viceroyalty of New Spain
José Sarmiento de Valladares territoryGoverned Viceroyalty of New Spain
Spanish colonial road system geographicScope Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Conspiración de Querétaro country Viceroyalty of New Spain
Conspiración de Querétaro opposedTo Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: Viceroyal government of New Spain
Humboldt’s travel journals documentsRegion Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
La Florida locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Miguel de Berrio y Saldívar countryOfCitizenship Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain
Miguel de Berrio y Saldívar residence Viceroyalty of New Spain
this entity surface form: New Spain