dissolution of New Spain
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The dissolution of New Spain was the early 19th-century breakup of Spain’s vast North American viceroyalty, leading to the independence and reorganization of its territories into new sovereign states such as Mexico.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decolonization process
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historical event ⓘ political process ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation |
criollos (creoles)
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enslaved Africans in New Spain ⓘ indigenous peoples of New Spain ⓘ mestizos ⓘ peninsulares ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Alta California
NERFINISHED
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Captaincy General of Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean territories of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryLosingControl | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1821 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Federal Republic of Central America
NERFINISHED
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First Mexican Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent territorial disputes between Mexico and the United States ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Bourbon Reforms
NERFINISHED
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Enlightenment ideas ⓘ Napoleonic invasion of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ creole elite discontent ⓘ crisis of the Spanish monarchy (1808) ⓘ economic grievances in New Spain ⓘ social and racial tensions in colonial society ⓘ weakening of Spanish imperial power ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Central American independence movement
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Mexican War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Plan of Iguala NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ independence declarations in Central America ⓘ |
| location |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
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Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ Pacific (Philippines administered from New Spain) ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
creation of the First Mexican Empire
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end of the Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ independence of Central American states ⓘ independence of Mexico ⓘ reorganization of former Spanish colonial territories into sovereign states ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Central American Act of Independence (1821)
NERFINISHED
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Grito de Dolores NERFINISHED ⓘ abolition of the viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ proclamation of Mexican independence (1821) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1810 ⓘ |
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