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The crown established New Spain as a viceroyalty in 1535, appointing as viceroy Antonio de Mendoza, an aristocrat loyal to the monarch rather than the conqueror Cortés. New Spain was the first of the viceroyalties that Spain created, the second being Peru in 1542, following the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Both New Spain and Peru had ...
The Viceroyalty of New Spain (1521–1821) — a part of the Spanish Empire in North America and Maritime Southeast Asia. Centered in Colonial Mexico , and reaching to the Spanish West Indies (Caribbean), the Spanish colonial territories in present day United States , and the Spanish East Indies (Asia).
The evangelization of Mexico. Spanish conquerors saw it as their right and their duty to convert indigenous populations to Catholicism. Because Catholicism had played such an important role in the Reconquista (Catholic reconquest) of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims, the Catholic Church in essence became another arm of the Spanish government, since the crown was granted sweeping powers ...
1st Marquess of Reunión and of New Spain: 14 September 1810 4 March 1813 61 Félix María Calleja del Rey, 1st Count of Calderón: 4 March 1813 20 September 1816 62 Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito: 20 September 1816 5 July 1821 63 Francisco Novella Azabal Pérez y Sicardo: 15 July 1821 21 July 1821 64 Juan O'Donojú: 21 July 1821
History of the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain — from the 16th to 19th centuries in North America, the Caribbean, and the East Indies. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
People of the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain — of the viceroyalty's territories on the North American mainland and Caribbean Spanish West Indies, and the Asian Spanish East Indies. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
The Bourbon Reforms resulted in the transfer of regular Spanish Army troops from Spain to New Spain, the raising several colonial line infantry regiments, and the creation of a colonial militia which also included former slaves. The northern frontier was the exception to the peacefulness of Mexico, with constant warfare with the nomadic Native ...
Governors in the various provinces of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. In addition to governors, the following list (under construction) intends to give an overview of colonial units of the provincial level; therefore it also includes some offices of similar rank, especially the intendant .