Meaning of New Spain | Babel Free
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
العربية
إِسْبَانِيَا الْجَدِيدَة
Deutsch
Neuspanien
Español
Nueva España
Français
Nouvelle-Espagne
Italiano
Nuova Spagna
日本語
ヌエバ・エスパーニャ
한국어
누에바에스파냐
Nederlands
Nieuw-Spanje
Português
Nova Espanha
Română
Noua Spanie
Русский
Но́вая 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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