coat of arms of New Spain

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coat of arms heraldic emblem

The coat of arms of New Spain was the heraldic emblem used during the Spanish colonial period in what is now Mexico, featuring symbols of Spanish royal authority and Christian conquest that later influenced Mexico’s national iconography.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
First Mexican Empire coat of arms	1
royal coat of arms of Spain	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ heraldic emblem ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ surface form: New Spain Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ surface form: colonial Mexico
country	Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ surface form: New Spain
countryOfOrigin	Spain ⓘ
depicts	Christian symbols ⓘ Pillars of Hercules ⓘ Spanish royal arms ⓘ castles ⓘ cross ⓘ crowned shield ⓘ eagle ⓘ imperial crown ⓘ lions ⓘ royal crown ⓘ
endTime	1821 ⓘ
follows	coat of arms of New Spain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: royal coat of arms of Spain
hasPart	crest ⓘ motto ⓘ shield ⓘ supporters ⓘ
heritageStatus	historical symbol of colonial Mexico ⓘ
inception	16th century ⓘ
influenced	Mexican national iconography ⓘ coat of arms of Mexico ⓘ
influencedBy	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Spanish heraldic tradition ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locationOfUse	Mexico City ⓘ territories of New Spain ⓘ
partOf	heraldry of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
startTime	1530s ⓘ
symbolizes	Christian conquest ⓘ Spanish royal authority ⓘ Spanish sovereignty in the Americas ⓘ colonial power ⓘ
usedBy	Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Spanish Crown Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
usedOn	coins ⓘ colonial documents ⓘ flags ⓘ official seals ⓘ public buildings ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ
usedUntil	Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

coat of arms of New Spain → follows → coat of arms of New Spain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: royal coat of arms of Spain

Mexican national coat of arms → historicalPrecursor → coat of arms of New Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Mexican Empire coat of arms