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Viceroyalty of New Spain
historical territory, Mexico
Also known as: Virreinato de Nueva España
Spanish viceroyalties and Portuguese territories in the Americas, 1780
Category:
Geography & Travel
- Spanish:
- Virreinato de Nueva España
- Date:
- 1535 - 1821
- Major Events:
- Laws of the Indies
- Transcontinental Treaty
- Related Topics:
- Real Cuerpo de Minería
- Casa de Contratación
- Council of the Indies
- Related Places:
- Philippines
- California
- Mexico
- Florida
Viceroyalty of New Spain, the first of the four viceroyalties that Spain created to govern its conquered lands in the New World. Established in 1535, it initially included all land north of the Isthmus of Panama under Spanish control. This later came to include upper and lower California, the area that is now the central and southwestern portion of the United States, and territory eastward along the Gulf of Mexico to Florida. The Viceroyalty of New Spain was also charged with governing Spain’s Caribbean possessions. Later, in 1565, the newly conquered Philippines were also placed under the jurisdiction of New ...(100 of 477 words)