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Aug 1, 1973 · In this painstakingly researched study Gerhard has constructed historical summaries for each of the 129 minor administrative jurisdictions (alcaldías mayores until 1786, partidos of the intendancies thereafter) established as subdivisions within the gobierno of New Spain (central and southern Mexico, excluding the Yucatán peninsula) from the beginning of Spanish contact in 1519 to the end of ...
Dec 6, 2023 · From 1523 to 1580, many religious orders arrived in New Spain, among them the Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians, and Jesuits. Determined to convert the native people and expand the congregation, friars built mission churches, also called conventos, in indigenous communities, such as the Franciscan Church of San Miguel in Huejotzingo (above ...
By 1600, Spain had reaped substantial monetary benefits from New World resources. Gold and silver began to connect European nations through trade, and the Spanish money supply ballooned, which signified the beginning of the economic system known as capitalism. The new riches ultimately created mass inflation and economic distress.
Nov 21, 2023 · New Spain was a term used to describe the area of the Spanish-ruled colonies of the Western Hemisphere known at the time to Europeans as the New World. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study ...
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For Europeans in New Spain, just as in Europe, these treatises represented the pinnacle of architectural theory; they were the accepted repository of knowledge regarding what classical architecture was, the knowledge needed to practice the discipline of architecture, and the manner of properly designing and constructing buildings and cities.
Feb 1, 1996 · Spanish Texas, situated on the border of Spain’s vast North American empire, encompassed only a small portion of what is now the Lone Star State. The province lay above the Nueces River to the east of the Medina River headwaters and extended into Louisiana. Over time, Texas was a part of four provinces in the Viceroyalty of New Spain ...
In the Viceroyalty of New Spain, the Roman Catholic Church was an important—if not the most important—art patron, commissioning churches, altarpieces, paintings, and sculptures, a result of the system of Royal Patronage (Patronato Real), which granted the Spanish Crown unprecedented privileges in Church affairs in exchange for Spain’s funding of missionary ventures abroad (this was a ...
