Spanish Arizona
E945474
Spanish Arizona was a frontier province of the Spanish Empire in North America that encompassed parts of what is now the southwestern United States.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former province
ⓘ
frontier province ⓘ territorial entity ⓘ |
| borderedBy | other northern frontier provinces of New Spain ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialSystem | Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| economy |
limited mining
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Indigenous peoples of the Southwest
ⓘ
Spanish colonists ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | northern outpost of the Spanish Empire in North America ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial administration ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Spanish colonial period in North America ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Pimería Alta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct political entity ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonora region (border area) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | buffer zone against rival powers and hostile raids ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern frontier of New Spain ⓘ |
| regionType | frontier borderland ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousAdministration | Catholic missions ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Mexican territory of Alta California and adjacent northern Mexican provinces
ⓘ
Mexican territory of Sonora ⓘ State of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
colonial settlement
ⓘ
military frontier defense ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ resource exploitation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.