Viceroy of New Spain

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colonial office political position viceroy

The Viceroy of New Spain was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in North America, governing vast territories including present-day Mexico and parts of the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Aliases (1)

Virrey de la Nueva España ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial office → political position → viceroy →
appliesToJurisdiction	New Spain → Viceroyalty of New Spain →
appointedBy	King of Spain → Spanish Crown →
country	Spanish Empire →
dissolvedFollowing	Mexican War of Independence → independence of Mexico →
endTime	1821 →
establishedBy	Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED → Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor →
firstHolder	Antonio de Mendoza →
hasAuthorityOver	audiencias of New Spain → colonial bureaucracy in New Spain → colonial military forces in New Spain → royal treasury officials in New Spain →
headquartersLocation	Mexico City →
languageOfWorkOrName	Spanish →
lastHolder	Juan O’Donojú →
locatedInTimePeriod	Age of Exploration → Early Modern period → Spanish Golden Age →
nativeLabel	Virrey de la Nueva España →
officeHeldBy	Antonio de Mendoza → Félix María Calleja NERFINISHED → Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo → José de Gálvez → Juan O’Donojú → Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo → Juan de Palafox y Mendoza → Luis de Velasco → Martín Enríquez de Almanza →
officeType	executive → fiscal → judicial → military →
partOf	Council of the Indies system → Spanish colonial administration →
positionHeldIn	Caribbean → Central America → North America → parts of present-day United States → present-day Mexico →
replacedBy	First Mexican Empire →
residence	Mexico City →
role	chief executive of the Viceroyalty of New Spain → commander-in-chief of colonial forces in New Spain → overseer of colonial finances in New Spain → representative of the Spanish monarch in New Spain → supervisor of evangelization policies in New Spain →
seatOfGovernment	Mexico City →
startTime	1535 →
subordinateTo	Council of the Indies → King of Spain →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Governor of Las Californias → Tristán de Luna y Arellano →	appointedBy
Viceroyalty of New Spain →	headOfGovernment
Viceroy of New Spain ("Virrey de la Nueva España") →	nativeLabel
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque →	positionHeld
Captain General of New Spain →	relatedPosition
Governor of Las Californias →	subordinateTo
Pedro Fages →	workedUnder