Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA 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.
After Cortés the government of New Spain degenerated under the rule of Nuño de Guzmán, president of the first audiencia, into a brutish exploitation of the Indians.
1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 21
Origin
- SpanishNueva España
- EnglishNew Spain
Calque of Spanish Nueva España.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِسْبَانِيَا الْجَدِيدَة
- إِسْبَانِيَا الْجَدِيدَة (ʔisbāniyā l-jadīda)historical colony
Basque Espainia Berriko
- Espainia Berrikohistorical colony
Bulgarian Нова Испания
- Нова Испанияhistorical colony
Catalan Nova Espanya
- Nova Espanyahistorical colony
Chinese Mandarin 新西班牙
- 新西班牙 (Xīn Xībānyá)historical colony
Czech Nové Španělsko
- Nové Španělskohistorical colony
Danish Nyspanien
- Nyspanienhistorical colony
Dutch Nieuw-Spanje
- Nieuw-Spanjehistorical colony
Esperanto Nova Hispanio
- Nova Hispaniohistorical colony
Estonian Uus-Hispaania
- Uus-Hispaaniahistorical colony
Finnish Uusi-Espanja
- Uusi-Espanjahistorical colony
French Nouvelle-Espagne
- Nouvelle-Espagnehistorical colony
German Neuspanien
- Neuspanienhistorical colony
Greek Νέα Ισπανία
- Νέα Ισπανία (Néa Ispanía)historical colony
Hebrew ספרד החדשה
- ספרד החדשה (s'farád ha-khadasháh)historical colony
Hungarian Új-Spanyolország
- Új-Spanyolországhistorical colony
Italian Nuova Spagna
- Nuova Spagnahistorical colony
Japanese ヌエバ・エスパーニャ
- ヌエバ・エスパーニャ (Nueba Esupānia)historical colony
Korean 누에바에스파냐
- 누에바에스파냐 (nueba'eseupanya)historical colony
Latvian Jaunspānija
- Jaunspānijahistorical colony
Lithuanian Naujoji Ispanija
- Naujoji Ispanijahistorical colony
Norwegian Bokmål Ny-Spania
- Ny-Spaniahistorical colony
Polish Nowa Hiszpania
- Nowa Hiszpaniahistorical colony
Portuguese Nova Espanha
- Nova Espanhahistorical colony
Romanian Noua Spanie
- Noua Spaniehistorical colony
Russian Но́вая Испа́ния
- Но́вая Испа́ния (Nóvaja Ispánija)historical colony
Spanish Nueva España
- Nueva Españahistorical colony
Swedish Nya Spanien
- Nya Spanienhistorical colony
Turkish Yeni İspanya
- Yeni İspanyahistorical colony
Ukrainian Нова Іспанія
- Нова Іспаніяhistorical colony
Cite this entry
APA
New Spain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Spain
MLA
“New Spain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Spain. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Spain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Spain.
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