Viceroyalty of New Spain
Spanish Colony (1521-1821)
Location: Mexico, Western United States, Central America, Caribbean
Capital City: Mexico City
Government type: Spanish Viceroyalty
Main languages: Spanish, Nahuatl
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1521: New Spain founded after Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
1810-1821: Mexican War of Independence
1821: New Spain independent as the Mexican Empire and the Federal Republic of Central America. Remaining Territories under Spanish rule become separate colonies.
Currency
Real (1535-1821)
8 Reales = 1 Peso
Coins from New Spain in the collection
•1/2 Real, 174X (King Felipe V (1724-1746), silver (.917), Mexico City mint, KM#66) last number of date unreadable due to damage
•1/2 Real, 1772 (King Carlos III (1759-1788), silver (.903), Mexico City mint, KM#69)
•1/2 Real, 1808 (King Carlos IV (1788-1808), silver (.903), Mexico City mint, KM#72)
•1/2 Real, 1821 (King Fernando VII (1808-1821), silver (.903), Mexico City mint, KM#74)