Nueva España
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Nueva España
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Spanish Colonial System of Government
Early
Settlements
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| Date of Conquest or Founding |
Name of Settlement | Founder |
| 1519 | Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz 230-81 | Hernán Cortez |
| 13 Aug 1521 | Conquest of Mexico (Tenochtitlán) 230-292 | Hernán Cortez |
| Oct 1521 | Medellin (Tuxtepec) 230-300 | Gonzalo de Sandoval |
| Fall-Winter 1521 | Espírito Santo (Coatzacoalcos, Vera Cruz) 230-300 | Gonzalo de Sandoval |
| Fall-Winter 1521 | Ciudad de Oaxaca The original Spanish settlement in the area was named Antequera. Later it merged with the Indian settlement of Oaxaca 230-300 |
Juan Nuñez de Mercado 233-38 |
| 1521/1522 | Villa de Colima 230-303, 236-4 | Gonzalo de Sandoval |
| 22 Jan 1522 | San Esteban del Puerto (Panuco, Vera Cruz located just southwest of Tampico, Tamaulipas Original capitol of Panuco 230-307 233-98, 236-4 |
Hernán Cortez |
| Dec 1527 | Villa Real (San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas) 236-5 | Diego de Mazariegos |
| 1528 | Salamanca (Chichen Itza) Abandoned 233-435 | Francisco de Montejo |
| 1528 | Villa Real (Chetumal) 233-436,7 | Alonso de Avila |
| 1530 | Puebla de los Angeles (Puebla, Puebla) 233-333 | Hernando de Saavedra |
| 29 Sep 1531 | Culiacan, Sinaloa 236-14 | Various |
| 1531 | Queretaro 236-13 | Indios Otomies |
| Dec 1531 | Espirito Santo de Compostela Santiago de Compostela (Guadalajara, Jalisco) Original capitol of New Galicia 233-366 |
Juan de Oñate Antonio de Mendoza |
| 1540 | San Francisco de (Campeche) 233-445 | Francisco de Montejo (Younger) |
| 23 Apr 1541 | Valladolid (Morelia, Michoacan) 236-18 | |
| 1542 | Merida Established on Indian settlement of Tihoo 233-447 |
Francisco de Montejo (Younger) |
| 28 May 1543 | Valladolid 233-447 | Francisco de Montejo (Younger) |
| 1544 | Salamanca Second settlement by this name in the Province of Yucatan 233-447 |
Gaspar Pacheco |
| 29 Jan 1548 | Nuestra Señora de (Zacatecas) 233-554, 236-22 | Cristobal de Oñate, Baltazar Tremiño de Banuelos, Diego de Ibarra, Juan de Tolosa |
| 1550 | Acapulco An older Indian settlement, the capitol of Cohuix had been visited by explorers sent by Cortez to the south coast. 233-420 |
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| 1550 | Matehuala, San Luis Potosi 236-22 | Cayetano Medellin |
| 1554 | San Miguel el Grande (S. M. Allende, Guanajuato) 233-545, 236-22 | Luis de Velasco |
| 1554 | San Felipe, Guanajuato | Luis de Velasco |
| 1554 | Guanajuato 233-596, 236-22 | |
| 1554 | Sain Alto, Zacatecas 236-23 | Francisco de Ibarra |
| 29 Sep 1554 | San Miguel, Zacatecas 236-23 | Francisco de Ibarra |
| 1554 (1560) | Villa de San Luis de Tampico | Fray Andrés de Olmos |
| 1561 | Fresnillo, Zacatecas 236-24 | Antonio Maldonado |
| 8 Jul 1563 | Guadiana (Durango) 236-25 | Francisco de Ibarra |
| 1569 | Jerez, Zacatecas 236-28 | Pedro Carrillo, Pedro Caldera, Martin Moreno |
| 1574 | Charcas Viejas (Sta. Maria de las Charcas) | Francisco Ruiz |
| 1575 | Aguascalientes 233-762 | Juan de Montoro |
| 1576 | San Luis Potosi 233-763 | Luis de Leixa |
| 1577 | San Estevan (Saltillo, Coahuila) 236-29 | Alberto del Canto |
| 1578 | Parras, Coahuila 236-30 | Francisco de Urdinola |
| 12 Apr 1582 | Leon (Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon) | Luis de Carbajal y la Cueva |
| 1583 | Villa de San Luis 236-34 | Luis de Carbajal y la Cueva |
| 1588/89 | Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas | Francisco de Urdinola |
| 1592 | Villa de San Luis Potosi 236-28 | Miguel Caldera |
| 20 Sep 1596 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 236-51 | Diego de Montemayor |
| 1598 | Parras, Chihuahua 231-14 | |
| 1614 | Guadalcazar, San Luis Potosi | |
| April 1618 | Córdoba, Vera Cruz 231-27 |
| Name | Date Appointed |
| 1. Antonio de Mendoza 230-405 | April 17, 1535 |
| 2. Luis de Velasco 230-406 | 1551 |
| 3. Gaston de Peralta Marqués de Falces |
October 19, 1566 |
| 4. Martin Enriquez de Almanza | November 5, 1568 |
| 5. Lorenzo Suarez de Mendoza Conde de la Coruña |
October 4, 1580 |
| 6. Pedro de Moya Archbishop of Mexico |
September 25, 1584 |
| 7. Alonso Manrique de Zuniga Marqués de Villamanrique |
October 18, 1585 |
| 8. Luis de Velasco the younger Conde de Santiago Son of 2nd Viceroy |
1590 |
| 9. Gaspar de Zuniga y
Acebedo Conde de Monterrey |
October 5, 1595 |
| 10. Juan Manuel Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna Marqués de Montesclaros 231-5 |
September, 1603 |
| 11. Luis de Velasco the younger Conde de Santiago Son of 2nd Viceroy Marqués de Salinas (1609) 231-19 |
July 7, 1607 |
| 12. Archbishop Garcia Guerra 231-21 | June 19, 1611 |
| 13. Diego Fernandez de Córdoba Marques de Guadalcásar |
October 28, 1612 |
| 14. Diego Carrillo de- Mendoza y Pimentel Conde de Priego Marqués de Gelves 231-34 |
September 21, 1621 |
| 15. Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio Marques de Cerralvo Governor of Galicia 231-74/75 |
November 3, 1624 |
| 16. Lope Diez de Armendariz Marques de Cadereita 231-94 |
September 16, 1635 |
| 17. Diego Lopez Pacheco
Cabrera y Bobadilla Duque de Escalona Marques de Villena 231-98 |
August 28, 1640 |
| 18. Juan de Palafox y Mendoza Bishop of Puebla Archibishop of Mexico 231-110 |
June 10, 1642 |
| 19. Garcia Sarmiento de Sotomayor Conde de Salvatierra Marques de Sabroso 231-113 |
October 1642 |
| 20. Marcos de Torres y Rueda Bishop of Yucatan 231-137 |
13 May 1648 |
| 21. Luis Enriquez de Guzman Conde de Alva de Liste Marques de Villaflor 231-139 |
May 1650 |
| 22. Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva Duque de Alburquerque 231-142 |
14 Aug 1653 |
| 23. Juan de Leiva y de la Cerda Marques de Leiva y de Ladrada Conde de Baños 231-164 |
16 Sep 1660 |
| 24. Diego Osorio de Escobar y Llamas Archbishop of Mexico 231-166 |
July 1664 |
| 25. Antonio Sebastian de Toledo, Molina y Salazar Marques de Mancera 231-169 |
15 Oct 1664 |
| 26, Pedro Nuñez Colon de Portugal Duque de Veraguas y de la Vega Marques de Jamaica 231-181 |
8 Dec 1673 |
| 27. Fray Payo Enriquez de Rivera Archbishop of Mexico 231-182 |
Early 1674 |
| 28. Tomas Antonio de la Cerda Conde de Paredes Marques de la Laguna 231-190 |
Nov 1680 |
| 29. Melchor Portacarrero, Lasso de la Vega Conde de Monclova 231-221 |
30 Nov 1686 |
| 30. Gaspar de la Cerda Sandoval Silva y Mendoza Conde de Galve 231-222 |
Nov 1688 |
| 31. Juan de Ortega Montañez Bishop of Michoacan 231-256 |
27 Feb 1696 |
| 32. Jose Sarmiento Valladares Conde de Montezuma 231-259 |
Oct 1697 |
| 33. Juan de Ortega Montañez Bishop of Michoacan 231-268 |
29 Jan 1702 |
| 34. Duque de Alburquerque (The Younger) Marques de Cuellar Conde de Ledesma y Huelma 231-278 |
Oct 1702 |
| 35. Fernando de Alancastre, Marona y Silva Duque de Linares Marques de Valdafuentes 231-285 |
15 Jan 1711 |
| 36. Baltasar de Zuniga Marques de Valero Duque de Arion 231-290 |
16 Aug 1716 |
| 37. Juan de Acuña Marques de Casafuerte 231-349 |
15 Oct 1722 |
| 38. Juan Antonio de Vizarron y Eguiarreta Archbishop of Mexico 231-351 |
13 Jan 1730 |
| 39. Pedro de Castro y Figueroa Salazar Duque de la Conquista Marques de Gracia Real 231-354 |
17 Aug 1740 |
| 40. Pedro Cebrian y Agustin Conde de Fuenclara 231-355 |
3 Nov 1742 |
| 41. Juan Francisco de Guemes y Horcasitas Conde de Revilla Gigedo 231-358 |
9 Jul 1746 |
| 42. Agustin de Ahumada y Villalon Marques de las Amarillas 231-360 |
10 Nov 1755 |
| 43. Francisco Cagigal de la Vega Governor or Habana 231-360 |
28 Apr 1760 |
| 44. Joaquin Monserrat Marques de Cruillas 231-364 |
9 May 1760 |
| 45. Carlos Francisco de Croix Marques de Croix 231-368 |
25 Aug 1766 |
| 46. Fray Antonio Maria Bucareli y Ursua Lieutenant General of the Royal Armies 231-370 |
23 Sep 1771 |
| 47. Martin de Mayorga Governor of Guatemala 231-381 |
23 Aug 1779 |
| 48. Matias de Galvez, Garcia, Madrid y Cabrera Lieutenant Governor of the Royal Armies 231-386 |
29 Aug 1783 |
| 49. Bernardo de Galvez, Madrid, Cabrera, Ramirez y
Marquez Conde de Galvez 231-393 |
June 1785 |
| 50. Alonso Nuñez de Haro y Peralta Archbishop of Mexico 231-456 |
8 May 1787 |
| 51. Manuel Antonio Flores Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy 231-464 |
17 Aug 1787 |
| 52. Juan Vicente de Guemes Pacheco de Padilla Conde de Revilla Gigedo (The Younger) 231-473 |
16 Oct 1789 |
| 53. Miguel de la Grua y Branciforte Marques de Branciforte 231-485 |
July 1794 |
| 54. Miguel Jose de Azanza | 31 May 1798 |
Last Updated: August 30, 2002
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