western New Spain

Target entity: western New Spain
Context triple: [Bishopric of Michoacán, locatedIn, western New Spain]

• A. northern New Spain
  Northern New Spain was the vast, sparsely populated frontier region of the Spanish Empire in North America, encompassing much of what is now northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
• B. southern New Spain
  Southern New Spain was the colonial-era southern region of the Spanish viceroyalty in present-day Mexico, encompassing key coastal and inland areas that were centers of military, economic, and insurgent activity.
• C. Bajío region of New Spain
  The Bajío region of New Spain was a prosperous, densely populated agricultural and mining heartland in central Mexico that became a crucial center of social unrest and insurgent activity during the lead-up to the Mexican War of Independence.
• D. Mexican Alta California
  Mexican Alta California was a vast northwestern province of Mexico from 1821 to 1848, encompassing much of present-day California and parts of neighboring U.S. states before its cession to the United States.
• E. Mexican Texas
  Mexican Texas was the northeastern region of Mexico in the early 19th century, encompassing what is now Texas and serving as a frontier province marked by Anglo-American colonization, tensions over governance, and the roots of the Texas Revolution.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: western New Spain
Target entity description: Western New Spain was the colonial-era western region of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain, encompassing parts of present-day western Mexico under Spanish rule.

• A. northern New Spain
  Northern New Spain was the vast, sparsely populated frontier region of the Spanish Empire in North America, encompassing much of what is now northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
• B. southern New Spain
  Southern New Spain was the colonial-era southern region of the Spanish viceroyalty in present-day Mexico, encompassing key coastal and inland areas that were centers of military, economic, and insurgent activity.
• C. Bajío region of New Spain
  The Bajío region of New Spain was a prosperous, densely populated agricultural and mining heartland in central Mexico that became a crucial center of social unrest and insurgent activity during the lead-up to the Mexican War of Independence.
• D. Mexican Alta California
  Mexican Alta California was a vast northwestern province of Mexico from 1821 to 1848, encompassing much of present-day California and parts of neighboring U.S. states before its cession to the United States.
• E. Mexican Texas
  Mexican Texas was the northeastern region of Mexico in the early 19th century, encompassing what is now Texas and serving as a frontier province marked by Anglo-American colonization, tensions over governance, and the roots of the Texas Revolution.
• F. None of above. chosen