New Spain

Summary

New Spain is a viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire^[1]. It draws 2,412 Wikipedia views per month (viceroyalty_of_the_spanish_empire category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• New Spain's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• New Spain is located in Spanish Empire^[4].
• New Spain is in the country of Spanish Empire^[5].
• New Spain is in the country of Spain^[6].
• New Spain's image is recorded as Mapa del Virreinato de la Nueva España (1794).svg^[7].
• New Spain's continent is recorded as North America^[8].
• New Spain's continent is recorded as Central America^[9].
• New Spain's continent is recorded as Oceania^[10].
• New Spain's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].
• New Spain's instance of is recorded as viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire^[12].
• New Spain's capital is recorded as Mexico City^[13].
• New Spain's official language is recorded as Spanish^[14].
• New Spain's currency is recorded as Spanish colonial real^[15].
• New Spain's currency is recorded as peso^[16].
• New Spain's flag image is recorded as Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg^[17].
• New Spain's anthem is recorded as Marcha Real^[18].
• New Spain's basic form of government is recorded as polysynodal monarchy^[19].
• New Spain's highest judicial authority is recorded as Council of the Indies^[20].
• New Spain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151561939^[21].
• New Spain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 267842972^[22].
• New Spain's locator map image is recorded as Map of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.svg^[23].
• New Spain's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50079177^[24].
• New Spain's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85084578^[25].
• New Spain's part of is recorded as Crown of Castile^[26].
• New Spain's part of is recorded as Spanish Empire^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Spanish Empire^[5], a historical country^[28], in Spain^[29], founded in 1492^[30] and Spain^[6], a sovereign state^[31], in Spain^[32], founded in 1715^[33]. New Spain is located in Spanish Empire^[4]. Continents include North America^[8], Central America^[9], Oceania^[10], and Asia^[11]. Part of include Crown of Castile^[26], a historical country^[34], in Crown of Castile^[35], founded in 1230^[36] and Spanish Empire^[27], a historical country^[37], in Spain^[38], founded in 1492^[39].

Physical Characteristics

New Spain's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7657000'}^[40]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5500001'}^[41] and {'amount': '+20000000'}^[42].

Designation and Status

New Spain's instance of is recorded as viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire^[12]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].

History and Context

+1521-08-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of New Spain^[43].

Why It Matters

New Spain draws 2,412 Wikipedia views per month (viceroyalty_of_the_spanish_empire category, ranking #1 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]