Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz
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Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz was the first Spanish settlement on the mainland of the Americas, established on the Gulf Coast of present-day Mexico as a base for the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial settlement
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historical city → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Spanish Crown
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| associatedWith |
Aztec Empire
→
Spanish conquest of Mexico → Tenochtitlan → |
| continent |
North America
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| coordinateRoleWith |
Cortés expedition to Mexico
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| country |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
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| dissolutionOrAbandonment |
relocated and effectively superseded by the later port city of Veracruz
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| economicActivity |
initial staging of trade and supplies
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| establishedUnder |
authority of King Charles I of Spain
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| followedBy |
city of Veracruz
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| foundedBy |
Hernán Cortés
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| founder |
Hernán Cortés
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| governmentForm |
Spanish colonial municipal government
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| hasPart |
cabildo (town council)
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| hasRole |
base for the conquest of the Aztec Empire
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military base → port of entry → |
| heritageStatus |
early colonial site in Mexican history
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| historicalRegion |
Mesoamerica
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| inception |
1519
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| languageUsed |
Nahuatl
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Spanish → |
| legalStatus |
recognized municipality under the Spanish Crown
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| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
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present-day Mexico → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Veracruz
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| locatedOn |
Gulf of Mexico
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| militaryFunction |
mustering point for expedition against Tenochtitlan
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| namedAfter |
Vera Cruz
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the True Cross → |
| partOf |
Spanish Empire
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Spanish colonization of the Americas → conquest of the Aztec Empire → |
| politicalStatus |
cabecera (head town)
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municipality → |
| precededBy |
temporary beach camp at San Juan de Ulúa
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| presentLocationCorrespondsTo |
near modern Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
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| purpose |
secure political legitimacy for Cortés independent of the governor of Cuba
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serve as logistical base for inland campaigns → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| significantEvent |
election of Hernán Cortés as captain general and justicia mayor
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foundation of the first Spanish municipality on the mainland of the Americas → scuttling of Cortés’s ships nearby → |
| timePeriod |
early 16th century
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Hernán Cortés
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founded |
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Quiahuiztlán
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near |