New Spain

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  • 1521

    The Government of Hernan Cortes (1521-1524)

    The Government of Hernan Cortes (1521-1524)
    The King of Spain Carlos I (Emperor Carlos V) He issued the royal card with which he appointed Cortes as captain. justice mayor and governor of the new spain
  • 1521

    Defeat of the Aztec Empire

    Defeat of the Aztec Empire
    Hernan Cortes, Spanish, takes Tenochtitlan, Cuauhtémoc the last Aztec emperor, is overthrown
  • 1522

    Conquest of Mexico

    Conquest of Mexico
  • 1524

    The audience (1524-1527)

    The audience (1524-1527)
    The king installed a government in New Spain: the Audience, which was made up of a president and 4 listeners, who attended to the complaints and needs of the population, in addition to administering, governing, and imparting justice
  • 1527

    New changes (1527-1531)

    New changes (1527-1531)
    In the second hearing he took power from the conquerors and protected the natives. however, the king decided to appoint a representative of his in New Spain whom he called Viceroy
  • 1535

    Viceroy Antonio De Mendoza (1535-1810)

    Viceroy Antonio De Mendoza (1535-1810)
    King Carlos I appointed Antonio de Mendoza as first Viceroy. During the Viceroyalty process, the Bourbon reforms that encouraged and helped the economy were established
  • May 11, 1535

    The Mint of Mexico

    The Mint of Mexico
    It was established by royal ID on 11 Mato, 1535, executed by the viceroy Antonio de Mendoza, functioned for people with offices of treasurer, ensallador, carver, clerk, judge of bullet, mayor and sheriff
  • Oct 12, 1535

    Creation of the Viceroyalty by Royal Decree

     Creation of the Viceroyalty by Royal Decree
  • 1539

    The first printing press

    The first printing press
    Thanks to the efforts of the first bishop of Mexico, Fray Juan de Zumarragá, the first printing press arrived in New Spain, which was in fact the first to be installed throughout the Americas
  • Sep 21, 1551

    The first University

    The first University
    The Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico was created by Carlos V on Spetimbre 21, 1551, and inaugurated on September 25, 1553
  • Jun 21, 1578

    First medical school

    First medical school
    On June 21, 1578 the first chair of medicine (first chair) was approved at the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, being the oldest in the American continent
  • Mexico

    Mexico
    In the acts of the sessions, Tenochtitlan changed its name to Mexico
  • Mexico Gazette

    Mexico Gazette
    The priest Juan Ignacio Castoreña Ursua y Goyeneche founded on January 1, 1722 in Mexico the first Latin American newspaper was titled "Gazette of Mexico and News of New Spain
  • Expulsion of the Jesuits

    Expulsion of the Jesuits
    On June 25, 1777, all the Jesuits who were accused of having been enriched in the missions and having intervened in politics hindering the kings of Spain were expelled
  • Academy of Fine Arts

    Academy of Fine Arts
    It was founded by the King of Spain Carlos III with the intention of improving the production and minting of currency
  • First population census

    First population census
    In 1793, the first population stop in New Spain was carried out, with a total of 4,283,680 inhabitants being estimated, mostly indigenous (2,500,000), followed by mestizos (1,231,000), Creoles (1,025,000), Europeans (70,000), Africans (6,100)
  • Valladolid conspiracy

    Valladolid conspiracy
    It was an attempt to create a political and administrative body that exercised power in new Spain. This conspiracy is considered as the first link in the chain that would later lead to independence
  • Fin Del Virreinato (1810)

    Fin Del Virreinato (1810)
    The era of the viceroyalty when the independence of Mexico finally began; in which Miguel Hidalgo had great influence.
  • End of the Viceroyalty of New Spain

    End of the Viceroyalty of New Spain
    It was given with the declaration of the Constitution of Cadiz in 1812. The constitution was promulgated and sworn on September 30, 1812
  • Scream of Miguel Hidalgo

    Scream of Miguel Hidalgo
    On September 16, 1816, the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, in the company of Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama, made a call to his parishioners in order to get up in arms against New Spain, for which I play one of the bells of the parish of Puebla de Dolores
  • Treaty of Adams-Onís

    Treaty of Adams-Onís
  • abolition of the viceroyalty by the Liberal Triennium

    abolition of the viceroyalty by the Liberal Triennium
  • Treaties of Córdoba of the Province of New Spain

    Treaties of Córdoba of the Province of New Spain
  • Independence of Central America

    Independence of Central America
  • consummation of the independence of Mexico

    consummation of the independence of Mexico