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<p>New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Spanish: Virreinato de Nueva España), or Kingdom of New Spain, was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas and having its capital in Mexico City. Its jurisdiction comprised a huge area that included what is now Mexico, much of the Southwestern U.S. and California in North America; Central America, northern parts of South America, and several territorial Pacific Ocean archipelagos.</p>
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<p>The Viceroyalty of New Spain was the name of the viceroy-ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America and its peripheries in Asia from 1521 to 1821. New Spain was the name that the Spanish gave to the area that today is central and southern Mexico, and since the capital city of the Viceroyalty was in Mexico City, the name was also used for the viceroyalty.</p>
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<p>The crown created the first mainland high court, or Audiencia, in 1527 to regain control of the administration of New Spain from Cortés, who as the premier conqueror of the Aztec empire, was ruling in the name of the king but without crown oversight or control. An earlier Audiencia had been established in Santo Domingo in 1526 to deal with the Caribbean settlements. That court, housed in the Casa Reales in Santo Domingo, was charged with encouraging further exploration and settlements with the authority granted it by the crown. Management by the Audiencia, which was expected to make executive decisions as a body, proved unwieldy. In 1535, Charles V of Spain appointed Don Antonio de Mendoza as the first Viceroy of New Spain, an aristocrat loyal to the crown, rather than the conqueror Hernán Cortés, who had embarked on the expedition of conquest and distributed spoils of the conquest without crown approval. Cortés was instead awarded a vast, entailed estate and a noble title. </p>
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<p>The Viceroyalty of New Spain's territory included what is the Bay Islands (until 1643), Cayman Islands (until 1670), Central America (as far as the southern border of Costa Rica until 1821), Cuba, Florida, Hispaniola (including Haiti until 1700), Jamaica (until 1670) Mariana Islands, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, nearly all of the southwestern United States (including all or parts of the modern-day U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Florida). Spain claimed areas as far north as British Columbia and Alaska, but the northern boundary of New Spain was redefined by the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819. New Spain also included Venezuela before it was annexed to the [[:Category:Viceroyalty of New Granada|Viceroyalty of New Granada]] in 1717.</p>
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<p>The territories were separated into provinces. Provinces were led by a governor, who was responsible for the administration of the province and often also led the province's army and militias. The provinces were grouped together under five high courts, called Audiencias in Spanish, at Santo Domingo, Mexico City, Guatemala, Guadalajara and Manila. Both the high courts and the governors had autonomy from the viceroy and carried out most duties on their own. Only on important issues did the viceroy become involved in ruling the provinces directly. </p>
  
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[[File:Juan de Acuña.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Juan de Acuña]]37th Viceroy of New Spain (since 15 Oct 1722): [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Acu%C3%B1a,_1st_Marquess_of_Casa_Fuerte Juan de Acuña, 1st Marquess of Casa Fuerte]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Cuba Captaincy-General of Cuba]/Governorate of Havana  (since 29 September 1724): [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionisio_Mart%C3%ADnez_de_la_Vega Don Dionisio Martínez de la Vega]
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**Governorate of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Florida la Florida]
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**Governorate of Santiago de Cuba
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Guatemala Captaincy-General of Guatemala]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines Captaincy-General of the Phillipines]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Puerto_Rico Captaincy-General of Puerto Rico]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Yucat%C3%A1n Captaincy-General of Yucatán]: Currently between governors—last was Antonio Cortaire y Terreros, out (for reasons?) in 14 Dec 1724
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The Viceroyalty of New Spain was the name of the viceroy-ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America and its peripheries in Asia from 1521 to 1821. New Spain was the name that the Spanish gave to the area that today is central and southern Mexico, and since the capital city of the Viceroyalty was in Mexico City, the name was also used for the viceroyalty.

The Viceroyalty of New Spain's territory included what is the Bay Islands (until 1643), Cayman Islands (until 1670), Central America (as far as the southern border of Costa Rica until 1821), Cuba, Florida, Hispaniola (including Haiti until 1700), Jamaica (until 1670) Mariana Islands, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, nearly all of the southwestern United States (including all or parts of the modern-day U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Florida). Spain claimed areas as far north as British Columbia and Alaska, but the northern boundary of New Spain was redefined by the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819. New Spain also included Venezuela before it was annexed to the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717.

The territories were separated into provinces. Provinces were led by a governor, who was responsible for the administration of the province and often also led the province's army and militias. The provinces were grouped together under five high courts, called Audiencias in Spanish, at Santo Domingo, Mexico City, Guatemala, Guadalajara and Manila. Both the high courts and the governors had autonomy from the viceroy and carried out most duties on their own. Only on important issues did the viceroy become involved in ruling the provinces directly.

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Juan de Acuña

37th Viceroy of New Spain (since 15 Oct 1722): Juan de Acuña, 1st Marquess of Casa Fuerte

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