New Spain

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Spanish Nueva España. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === New Spain (historical) 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. ==== Related terms ==== New Spanish Novohispanic ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== New Granada Gran Colombia