Captain General of New Spain
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The Captain General of New Spain was the highest military and often de facto political authority in the early Spanish colonial administration of Mexico, a role famously held by conquistador Hernán Cortés.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish imperial office
ⓘ
colonial military office ⓘ position of authority ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
New Spain
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| governmentalBody |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonial government in New Spain
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
Spanish colonial army in New Spain
ⓘ
defense of New Spain ⓘ military forces in New Spain ⓘ |
| hasDeFactoPowerOver |
civil government of New Spain (early period)
ⓘ
political administration of New Spain (early period) ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
New Spain’s coastal defenses
ⓘ
fortifications in New Spain ⓘ royal troops stationed in New Spain ⓘ |
| hasMainTerritory | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasRole |
defense against foreign powers
ⓘ
defense against indigenous uprisings ⓘ maintenance of internal order ⓘ supreme military command in New Spain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| inception | early 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | royal decree of the King of Spain ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
Mexico City
ⓘ
Tenochtitlan ⓘ
surface form:
Tenochtitlan (after conquest, as administrative center)
|
| nativeLabel | Capitán General de Nueva España ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
viceroy of New Spain (ex officio, later period) ⓘ |
| oftenCombinedWith |
governor of New Spain
ⓘ
viceroy of New Spain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish colonial administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonial administration in the Americas
colonial administration of New Spain ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Captain General of Cuba
ⓘ
Captain General of Guatemala ⓘ Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ |
| replacedBy | independent Mexican military command (after independence) ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Mexico City ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| usedBy |
Bourbon Spain
ⓘ
Habsburg Spain ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.