New Kingdom of León
New Kingdom of León Nuevo Reino de León (Spanish) | |||||||
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| 1582–1821 | |||||||
Cross of Burgundy,
flag of New Spain. Coat of arms
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Viceroyalty of New Spain in 1819. | |||||||
| Status | Spanish colony | ||||||
| Capital | Monterrey | ||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| King of Spain | |||||||
• January 16, 1556 - September 13, 1598 | Philip II | ||||||
• 1813–1821 | Ferdinand VII | ||||||
| Royal Governor | |||||||
• 1580–1588 | Luis de Carabajal y Cueva | ||||||
• 1795–1810 | Simón de Herrera y Leyva | ||||||
| Historical era | Colonial era | ||||||
• Established | 1582 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1821 | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1790 | 43,739 | ||||||
| Currency | Spanish colonial real | ||||||
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| Today part of | Mexico | ||||||
The New Kingdom of León (Spanish: Nuevo Reino de León), was an administrative territory of the Spanish Empire, politically ruled by the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It was located in an area corresponding generally to the present-day northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León.