New Spain - Wikipedia
WEBNew Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Spanish: Virreinato de Nueva España [birejˈnato ðe ˈnweβa esˈpaɲa] ⓘ; Nahuatl: Yankwik Kaxtillan Birreiyotl), [4] originally the Kingdom of New Spain, was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain.
New Spain: Spanish Colonization and the Birth of an Empire
WEBJun 25, 2020 · With the early expeditions carving out territories in the New World, the Spanish crown soon turned its attention to establishing a lasting presence. This phase marked the birth and growth of New Spain, a colonial entity that would become a cornerstone of the Spanish Empire.
New Spain and Spanish Colonization | Encyclopedia.com
WEBDuring the colonial era, from 1492 to 1821, Spain sent explorers, conquerors, and settlers to the New World. The territories that became part of the Spanish empire were called New Spain.
History of New Spain - Wikipedia
WEBSpaniards founded new settlements in Puebla de los Angeles (founded 1531) at the midway point between the Mexico City (founded 1521–24) and the Caribbean port of Veracruz (1519). Colima (1524), Antequera (1526, now Oaxaca City), and Guadalajara (1532) were all new Spanish settlements.
New Spain (Spanish colonies) - Smarthistory
WEBColumbus's voyage marked an important moment for both Europe and the Americas—expanding the known world on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and ushering in an era of major transformations in the cultures and lives of people across the globe. Introduction to the Spanish Viceroyalties in the Americas. New Spain, an introduction.
Viceroyalty of New Spain | Map, Definition, Countries, & Facts
WEBViceroyalty 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.
The rise and fall of New Spain, once the greatest power in the …
WEBIn the early 16th century, Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernán Cortés, had arrived on the shores of modern-day Mexico and conquered the mighty Aztec Empire in just a few years. The land then fell under Spanish control and New Spain emerged as a crucial new part of the Spanish Empire.
New Spain, an introduction - Smarthistory
WEBMission churches as theaters of conversion in New Spain. The Convento of San Nicolás de Tolentino, Actopan, Hidalgo. A new Jerusalem in the Americas—the convento of Acolman. Images of Africans in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis and Codex Azcatitlan.
The Conquest of New Spain - World History Encyclopedia
WEBAug 26, 2022 · The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492 to c. 1580) is an account written in 1568 of the early Spanish colonization of Mesoamerica, specifically the conquest of the Aztec civilization in Mexico from 1519 to 1521 when Díaz was a member of the conquistador expedition led by Hernán Cortés (1485-1547).
New Spain - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 18, 2018 · During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Spanish administration of New Spain centered on the mining of silver, the defense of the colony from other European powers, and the evangelization and assimilation of Native American peoples into the Spanish colonial system.