Statistics Charts for 1790 New Spain
These statistics are the result of census taken
in 1790 by order of Viceroy
Revilla the younger.
Source: History of Mexico: The Works of Bancroft Vol II
(1600-1803) Hubert Howe Bancroft
| INTENDENCIAS |
Spaniards
|
Indians
|
Mixed
Castes
|
Total
Population
|
Inhabitants
per Sq.
League
|
| Mexico |
269416
|
1052262
|
265883
|
1591844
|
269
|
| Guadalajara |
164420
|
172676
|
179720
|
517674
|
54
|
| Puebla |
82609
|
602871
|
124313
|
811285
|
301
|
| Vera Cruz |
19379
|
137774
|
28432
|
185935
|
45
|
| Merida |
78375
|
384185
|
65541
|
528700
|
88
|
| Oaxaca |
37694
|
526466
|
31444
|
596326
|
134
|
| Guanajuato |
149183
|
254014
|
172931
|
576600
|
633
|
| Valladolid |
108970
|
168027
|
117134
|
394689
|
114
|
| San Luis Potosi |
22609
|
88949
|
62007
|
173651
|
74
|
| Zacatecas |
22296
|
40872
|
77555
|
140723
|
60
|
| Tlaxcala government |
11683
|
62173
|
11884
|
85845
|
|
PROVINCIAS INTERNAS
DE ORIENTE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Nuevo Leon |
27412
|
2431
|
13838
|
43739
|
17
|
| Nuevo Santander |
14639
|
13251
|
28825
|
56715
|
11
|
| Coahuila |
13285
|
12411
|
17215
|
42937
|
6
|
| Texas |
1326
|
912
|
1083
|
3334
|
|
PROVINCIAS INTERNAS
DE OCCIDENTE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Durango |
35992
|
63890
|
77302
|
177400
|
10
|
| Arizpe |
38640
|
60855
|
35766
|
135385
|
7
|
| Nuevo Mexico |
|
10557
|
23628
|
34205
|
6
|
| CALIFORNIAS |
|
|
|
|
|
| Old or Baja |
|
2325
|
2153
|
4496
|
|
| New or Alta |
|
18780
|
2052
|
20871
|
10
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
1097928
|
3676281
|
1338706
|
6122354
|
52
|
Area Statistics
| INTENDENCIAS |
Districts |
Area in
Sq. Leagues |
Cities |
Towns |
Villages |
Mining
Camps |
Haciendas |
Ranchos |
Stock
Ranges |
| Mexico |
43 |
5927 |
6 |
15 |
1228 |
31 |
824 |
871 |
57 |
| Guadalajara |
28 |
9612 |
2 |
7 |
326 |
33 |
370 |
1511 |
118 |
| Puebla |
21 |
2696 |
5 |
1 |
764 |
|
478 |
911 |
14 |
| Vera Cruz |
11 |
4141 |
2 |
5 |
147 |
|
60 |
157 |
|
| Merida |
16 |
5977 |
2 |
2 |
276 |
|
563 |
312 |
756 |
| Oaxaca |
22 |
4447 |
1 |
5 |
928 |
10 |
83 |
269 |
5 |
| Guanajuato |
10 |
911 |
3 |
4 |
62 |
10 |
445 |
416 |
29 |
| Valladolid |
21 |
3446 |
2 |
3 |
309 |
18 |
311 |
708 |
115 |
| San Luis Potosi |
10 |
2357 |
1 |
2 |
49 |
15 |
124 |
431 |
18 |
| Zacatecas |
6 |
2355 |
1 |
2 |
28 |
19 |
108 |
438 |
16 |
| Tlaxcala government |
1 |
|
1 |
|
110 |
|
139 |
68 |
|
PROVINCIAS INTERNAS
DE ORIENTE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nuevo Leon |
1 |
2621 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
4 |
23 |
|
|
| Nuevo Santander |
1 |
5193 |
.. |
18 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
| Coahuila |
1 |
6702 |
|
7 |
7 |
|
32 |
44 |
22 |
| Texas |
1 |
10948 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
2 |
PROVINCIAS INTERNAS
DE OCCIDENTE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Durango |
34 |
16873 |
1 |
8 |
168 |
26 |
155 |
184 |
32 |
| Arizpe |
12 |
19143 |
1 |
7 |
138 |
40 |
34 |
356 |
11 |
| Nuevo Mexico |
1 |
5709 |
|
3 |
109 |
|
|
|
|
| CALIFORNIAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Old or Baja |
1 |
7295 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
| New or Alta |
1 |
2125 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
|
118478 |
30 |
95 |
4682 |
206 |
3749 |
6684 |
1195 |
| INTENDENCIAS |
Curacies |
Missions |
Monastaries |
Nunnaries |
Clergy |
Friars |
Nuns |
| Mexico |
248 |
1 |
62 |
25 |
1300 |
1357 |
1026 |
| Guadalajara |
100 |
9 |
29 |
7 |
441 |
192 |
225 |
| Puebla |
151 |
|
21 |
12 |
619 |
446 |
427 |
| Vera Cruz |
57 |
3 |
12 |
|
200 |
150 |
|
| Merida |
85 |
|
24 |
1 |
368 |
181 |
50 |
| Oaxaca |
145 |
|
11 |
5 |
380 |
173 |
169 |
| Guanajuato |
27 |
|
18 |
3 |
225 |
175 |
72 |
| Valladolid |
76 |
|
14 |
3 |
282 |
147 |
129 |
| San Luis Potosi |
23 |
19 |
5 |
|
23 |
63 |
|
| Zacatecas |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tlaxcala government |
22 |
|
3 |
|
83 |
22 |
|
PROVINCIAS INTERNAS
DE ORIENTE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nuevo Leon |
13 |
1 |
3 |
|
45 |
13 |
|
| Nuevo Santander |
26 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Coahuila |
10 |
4 |
1 |
|
15 |
11 |
|
| Texas |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
PROVINCIAS INTERNAS
DE OCCIDENTE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Durango |
40 |
27 |
5 |
|
153 |
63 |
|
| Arizpe |
30 |
24 |
|
|
95 |
29 |
|
| Nuevo Mexico |
|
28 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
| CALIFORNIAS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Old or Baja |
|
18 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
| New or Alta |
|
19 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
1072 |
165 |
208 |
56 |
4229 |
3112 |
2098 |
Last Updated: August 30, 2002
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