New Spain

New Spain (Spanish: Nueva Espa?a) was the name given to the viceroy-ruled colonial territories of the Spanish Empire from 1525 to 1821.

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New Spain was ruled by a Mexico City-based viceroy appointed by the Spanish monarch.

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New Spain's territory included what is now Mexico (Nueva Extremadura, Nueva Galicia, Nueva Vizcaya and Nuevo Santander) and Central America (as far as the southern border of Costa Rica), and nearly all of the southwest United States, including all or parts of the modern-day U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

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The northern boundary of New Spain remained undefined until the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. In 1821, Spain lost most of its colonies in the Americas except for Cuba and Puerto Rico, when it recognized the independence of Mexico.

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The Philippines was administered as a colony of New Spain between 1565 to 1821. It remained a possession of the Spanish crown until the Spanish-American War.

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