Viceroy of New Spain

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The Viceroy of New Spain was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in North America, governing vast territories including present-day Mexico and parts of the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean.

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Generate an image of the Viceroy of New Spain (The Viceroy of New Spain was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in North America, governing vast territories including present-day Mexico and parts of the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean.)

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Viceroy of New Spain canonical 36
viceroy of New Spain 3
Viceroys of New Spain 1

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Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
viceroy ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction New Spain ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
appointedBy King of Spain ⓘ
Spanish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Spanish monarchy
country Spanish Empire ⓘ
dissolvedFollowing Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
independence of Mexico ⓘ
endTime 1821 ⓘ
establishedBy Charles I of Spain ⓘ
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
firstHolder Antonio de Mendoza ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver audiencias of New Spain ⓘ
linked to: Audiencia of Mexico

colonial bureaucracy in New Spain ⓘ
colonial military forces in New Spain ⓘ
royal treasury officials in New Spain ⓘ
headquartersLocation Mexico City ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
lastHolder Juan O’Donojú ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod Age of Exploration ⓘ
Early Modern period ⓘ
Spanish Golden Age ⓘ
nativeLabel Virrey de la Nueva España ⓘ
officeHeldBy Antonio de Mendoza ⓘ
Félix María Calleja ⓘ
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo ⓘ
José de Gálvez ⓘ
Juan O’Donojú ⓘ
Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo ⓘ
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza ⓘ
Luis de Velasco ⓘ
Martín Enríquez de Almanza ⓘ
officeType executive ⓘ
fiscal ⓘ
judicial ⓘ
military ⓘ
partOf Council of the Indies system ⓘ
Spanish colonial administration ⓘ
positionHeldIn Caribbean ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
parts of present-day United States ⓘ
present-day Mexico ⓘ
replacedBy First Mexican Empire ⓘ
residence Mexico City ⓘ
role chief executive of the Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
commander-in-chief of colonial forces in New Spain ⓘ
overseer of colonial finances in New Spain ⓘ
representative of the Spanish monarch in New Spain ⓘ
supervisor of evangelization policies in New Spain ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Mexico City ⓘ
startTime 1535 ⓘ
subordinateTo Council of the Indies ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Viceroyalty of New Spain → headOfGovernment → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Governor of Las Californias → subordinateTo → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Governor of Las Californias → appointedBy → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Pedro Fages → workedUnder → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Captain General of New Spain → relatedPosition → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Viceroy of New Spain → nativeLabel → Virrey de la Nueva España ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of New Spain
Tristán de Luna y Arellano → appointedBy → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Captain General of Guatemala → subordinateTo → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Captain General of Cuba → isSimilarTo → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Audiencia of Mexico → coexistsWith → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Audiencia of Mexico → presidentUsually → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Luis de Velasco y Aragón → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Viceroy of New Granada → equivalentOffice → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Luis de Velasco → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Martín Enríquez de Almanza → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
José Sarmiento de Valladares → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Orcas Island → namedFor → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
National Palace of Mexico → usedBy → Viceroys of New Spain ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of New Spain
Audiencia of Guatemala → subordinateTo → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Conde de Galve → associatedWithPosition → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
subject linked to: Conde de Galve (Spanish)
Real Audiencia de Guadalajara → subordinateTo → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Luis de Velasco, 1st Marquess of Salinas → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
subject linked to: Velasco
Royal Governor of La Florida → subordinateTo → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Luis de Velasco y Castilla → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Luis de Velasco y Aragón → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
subject linked to: Luis
Antonio de Mendoza y Pacheco → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
subject linked to: Count of Tendilla
Emperor of Mexico → predecessorOffice → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Vicereine of the Indies → relatedTo → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Royalist forces in New Spain → subordinateTo → viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of New Spain
Francisco Javier Venegas → positionHeld → Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Northern New Spain → governedBy → viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
subject linked to: northern New Spain
linked to: Viceroy of New Spain
Southern New Spain → governedBy → viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
subject linked to: southern New Spain
linked to: Viceroy of New Spain