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

The campaign began on Saturday, but it really only begins in earnest on Tuesday when a new Spain arrive and when so much more will be known about them and their hosts.

From BBC

“These great towns … and buildings rising from the water, all made of stone, seemed like an enchanted vision,” Bernal Díaz del Castillo, a member of the expedition, wrote in “The Conquest of New Spain.”

From Los Angeles Times

More importantly it signalled the arrival of the new Spain, defined by passes and collective work.

From BBC

It was a huge turning point that signalled the arrival of a new Spain, a team defined by their domination of possession and collective work.

From BBC

In the mid-16th century, Spain colonized the Philippines and called upon Mexico, as the viceroyalty New Spain, to govern there.

From Washington Post