New Spain

American  

noun

1. the former Spanish possessions in the Western Hemisphere, at one time including South America (except Brazil), Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, Florida, and most of the land in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River.

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New Spain British  

noun

1. a Spanish viceroyalty of the 16th to 19th centuries, composed of Mexico, Central America north of Panama, the Spanish West Indies, the southwestern US, and the Philippines

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Example Sentences

For 300 years, New Spain remained the glittering jewel in the Spanish crown, enriching the mother country and shaping world history.

From The Wall Street Journal

The manuscript details plans for his journey across what would become New Spain.

From BBC

The previously missing document was written after Cortés had been made the governor of New Spain by the Spanish crown.

From BBC

In the early 1800s, travelers following the Santa Fe Trail, which joined Missouri to what is now the southwestern U.S., formerly the northern reaches of New Spain and then Mexico, used the peaks as a landmark.

From Science Daily

Montse Tome took over as the new Spain manager and said she left Hermoso out of Nations League fixtures in September to "protect" the player.

From BBC