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The 62 pages that link to New Spain, each with the reason it gives.

• Spanish colonization of the AmericasBroader topic: It shows how the Crown administered a vast northern American domain.

• Spanish conquest of the Aztec EmpireNarrower topic: Spanish rule replaced the Mexica-led imperial order with colonial government.

• Mexican War of IndependenceNarrower topic: The war unfolded across this colonial jurisdiction.

• Mexico CityNarrower topic: Mexico City served as New Spain’s administrative and ecclesiastical center.

• MesoamericaNarrower topic: Colonial administration reshaped the region’s political boundaries and institutions.

• EncomiendaRelated: Encomiendas shaped labor relations in this major colonial jurisdiction.

• New FranceCompared with: It was France’s southern imperial counterpart in North America.

• Aztec EmpireNarrower topic: The former imperial heartland became the center of Spain's most powerful American viceroyalty.

• Hernán CortésBroader topic: Cortés became its first governor and captain general after the conquest.

• TenochtitlanNarrower topic: Tenochtitlan’s conquest helped make the region a center of Spanish rule.

• MexicoRelated: Its institutions and social order shaped Mexico before independence.

• Viceroyalty of PeruCompared with: It provides a comparison with another major Spanish American center of royal administration.

• Florentine CodexNarrower topic: The codex was compiled within this colonial administration and cultural order.

• Moctezuma IIBroader topic: It replaced Mexica sovereignty after the conquest that began during Moctezuma’s rule.

• Russian AmericaCompared with: New Spain’s Pacific frontier contested the southern reach of Russian settlement.

• Captaincy General of GuatemalaNarrower topic: Guatemala’s captaincy general remained within this wider imperial framework.

• Manila galleonNarrower topic: New Spain administered the American end of the trade and supplied its silver.

• Indigenous peoples of MexicoRelated: Colonial institutions reshaped landholding, religion, labor, and Indigenous political relations.

• Aztec religionNarrower topic: Colonial rule reshaped religious institutions through evangelization, suppression, and cultural exchange.

• Codex MendozaNarrower topic: The manuscript was made within this colonial political order.

• Council of the IndiesBroader topic: The Council supervised this major American jurisdiction through royal officials.

• New WorldBroader topic: Its name shows how European powers framed American territories through their own imperial geography.

• Siege of TenochtitlanRelated: The city’s capture enabled Spanish colonial rule to consolidate in central Mexico.

• Miguel López de LegazpiNarrower topic: Legazpi’s expedition sailed from this colonial center, which supplied ships, soldiers, and authority.

• CastaRelated: New Spain produced many of the best-known casta records and paintings.

• CuauhtémocRelated: Cuauhtémoc’s defeat preceded the colonial government that replaced Mexica rule.

• José María MorelosNarrower topic: Morelos’s revolt challenged Spanish authority in the viceroyalty of New Spain.

• MexicanidadBroader topic: Its colonial society formed the immediate political and cultural predecessor to independent Mexico.

• Miguel Hidalgo y CostillaNarrower topic: Hidalgo lived and organized his revolt within this colonial government.

• New Laws of 1542Broader topic: The laws’ restrictions on encomiendas provoked a major revolt among settlers in this viceroyalty.

• Spanish FloridaNarrower topic: Spanish Florida was a remote northern possession connected to New Spain’s imperial administration.

• Treaty of CórdobaNarrower topic: The treaty addressed the separation of this colony from Spanish rule.

• Antonio de MendozaNarrower topic: Mendoza established the office’s early governing practices as its first viceroy.

• Bernal Díaz del CastilloRelated: Díaz wrote within the colonial society created by the campaigns he describes.

• Mexican literatureNarrower topic: Colonial institutions and literary culture developed within the political framework of New Spain.

• Viceroyalty of New GranadaRelated: It provides a comparison with another major Spanish viceroyalty.

• Fall of TenochtitlanNarrower topic: Spanish rule built around the conquered capital became the core of this colony.

• Zapotec peoplesNarrower topic: Zapotec communities experienced colonial administration and labor demands within this larger imperial system.

• Andrés de UrdanetaNarrower topic: The expedition departed from New Spain, the American base for Spain’s Pacific ambitions.

• Francisco Vázquez de CoronadoNarrower topic: The expedition was organized from this colony and depended on its officials, settlers, and supply networks.

• Mexico City Metropolitan CathedralNarrower topic: Most of the cathedral’s construction occurred under Spanish colonial rule.

• Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)Related: Santo Domingo’s early institutions preceded and helped shape later colonial administration.

• State of MexicoNarrower topic: The state’s territory formed part of the colonial region governed from the capital.

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de VacaRelated: After reaching Spanish settlements, Cabeza de Vaca returned to New Spain and later served its government.

• History of MexicoBroader topic: Its institutions governed the territory during the colonial era.

• NahuasNarrower topic: Nahua communities lived under its institutions and colonial rule.

• Pedro Fernandes de QueirósRelated: Queirós returned there after his ship became separated from the other expedition vessels.

• Hispanic AmericaBroader topic: It governed much of northern Hispanic America before independence.

• Bernardo de GálvezNarrower topic: Gálvez later governed this vast imperial jurisdiction as viceroy.

• Chapultepec CastleNarrower topic: The castle began as a retreat for New Spain’s viceroys.