Valladolid, New Spain

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Valladolid, New Spain was a prominent colonial city in central Mexico—now known as Morelia—recognized as an important political and cultural center during the Spanish colonial period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial city
former populated place
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
capitalOf Michoacán
surface form: Province of Michoacán
continent North America
country Viceroyalty of New Spain
foundedBy Spanish colonists
governedBy Spanish colonial authorities
hasFunction center of colonial trade
seat of regional government
hasHeritage Catholic religious institutions
colonial educational institutions
hasSuccessor City of Morelia
historicalRegion Bajío and central-western Mexico
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Central Mexico
surface form: central Mexico
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Michoacán
locatedInEcclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Michoacán
locatedInTimePeriod Spanish colonial period
namedAfter Valladolid, Spain
nowKnownAs Morelia
partOf Spanish Empire
presentDayLocation Morelia
religion Roman Catholicism
role cultural center
political center
significance center of ecclesiastical authority
hub of colonial culture in Michoacán
regional administrative center
usedCurrency Spanish colonial real

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

Agustín de Iturbide placeOfBirth Valladolid, New Spain
José María placeOfBirth Valladolid, New Spain
subject surface form: José María Morelos y Pavón
this entity surface form: Valladolid, Viceroyalty of New Spain
Historic Centre of Morelia originalNameOfCity Valladolid, New Spain
this entity surface form: Valladolid (colonial name of Morelia)