New Spain, Spanish colonial administration center in Mexico City, Mexico
The Viceroyalty of New Spain extended from present-day Mexico through Central America to the Philippines, making it the largest Spanish territorial division in the Americas.
Founded in 1521 after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, New Spain received its first viceroy Antonio de Mendoza in 1535 to govern the territory.
The territory developed a complex society where Spanish, Indigenous, and African populations merged, creating new forms of art, architecture, and social structures.
Silver mines in Zacatecas and Guanajuato generated substantial wealth for the Spanish Crown, establishing New Spain as a primary source of precious metals.
The administrative structure included five high courts called Audiencias, located in Santo Domingo, Mexico City, Guatemala, Guadalajara, and Manila for territorial management.
Location: Spanish Empire
Inception: August 18, 1521
Capital city: Mexico City
Part of: Crown of Castile, Spanish Empire
GPS coordinates: 19.43333,-99.13333
Latest update: June 14, 2025 05:28
Templo Mayor
276 m
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
121 m
National Palace
251 m
Zócalo
62 m
Historic downtown of Mexico City
68 m
Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento
183 m
Mexico City Alebrije Parade
70 m
Estanquillo Museum
297 m
Caricature Museum, Mexico City
266 m
Altarpiece of the Kings
171 m
Santa Teresa la Antigua
281 m
House of the First Print Shop in the Americas
248 m
Centro Cultural de España
199 m
Palace of the Marqués del Apartado
281 m
Palacio de la Autonomía
311 m
Church of San Bernardo, Mexico City
289 m
Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público
235 m
Federal District buildings
177 m
Monument to Pope John Paul II
112 m
Palacio Y Museo De La Inquisicion
297 m
Museo Archivo de la Fotografía
224 m
Monument to Enrico Martínez
87 m
Mañozca Cross
97 m
Bust of Cuauhtémoc
62 m
Church of Santa Inés
302 m
Recinto de Homenaje a Don Benito Juárez
246 m
Museo de la Tortura
297 m
UAM First Printing House in America
269 mReviews
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