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  2. Spanish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Map of Spanish America c. 1800, showing the four viceroyalties (New Spain, pink), (New Granada, green), (Peru, orange), (Río de la Plata, blue) and provincial divisions During the early era and under the Habsburgs, the crown established a regional layer of colonial jurisdiction in the institution of Corregimiento , which was between the ...

  3. List of countries that have gained independence from Spain

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    The list of countries obtaining independence from Spain is a list of countries that broke away from Spain for independence, or occasionally incorporation into another country, as depicted in the map below. These processes came about at different periods and world regions starting in the 17th century (Portugal).

  4. Category:Spanish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Spanish colonization of the Americas" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 234 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  5. List of colonies - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Colonies by Asian countries subsection. 3.1 Japanese. 3.2 Chinese. ... British America. British West Florida; ... List of former European colonies; List of ...

  6. List of former European colonies - Wikipedia

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    British America (New Britain) Canada. Island of St. John; Rupert's Land (A private estate stretching from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains, and from the prairies to the Arctic Circle. [1]) Lower Canada. Province of Quebec; Upper Canada; Newfoundland Colony "Thirteen Colonies" (The United States of America) New England Colonies: Province of ...

  7. European colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    There were at least a dozen European countries involved in the colonization of the Americas. The following list indicates those countries and the Western Hemisphere territories they worked to control. [97] Mayflower, the ship that carried a colony of English Puritans to North America.

  8. Category:Former Spanish colonies - Wikipedia

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    Treaties extended to dependent territories of Spain (3 C) U. ... Pages in category "Former Spanish colonies" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 ...

  9. Colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    Before the expansion of early modern European powers, other empires had conquered and colonized territories, such as the Roman Empire in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Modern colonial empires first emerged with a race of exploration between the then most advanced European maritime powers, Portugal and Spain, during the 15th century. [2]