New Spain
Definitions
A former viceroyalty (a type of colony) in North America and Central America that existed from 1521 to 1821. It comprised of Spain's territorial possessions in the New World including the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Philippines, established following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521.
Equivalents
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العربيةإِسْبَانِيَا الْجَدِيدَة
ItalianoNuova Spagna
日本語ヌエバ・エスパーニャ
한국어누에바에스파냐
NederlandsNieuw-Spanje
PortuguêsNova Espanha
RomânăNoua Spanie
РусскийНо́вая Испа́ния
Examples
“After Cortés the government of New Spain degenerated under the rule⟳ of Nuño de Guzmán, president of the first audiencia, into a brutish exploitation of the Indians.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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