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Who owned Mexico before it became 'Mexico'?
It was a colony of Spain.
When did the chrtianity come to Mexico?
1521 when Mexico became a colony of Spain (Spain was already professing the Roman Catholic faith).
What was the new colony in Mexico called?
new spain
Did the spanish called their new colony New Mexico?
No. They called it 'New Spain'.
What is a Spanish colony today called Mexico?
Viceroyalty of the New Spain
What is New Spain Called today?
The colonial Mexico of Spain was known as New Spain or the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The colony was ruled by the Spanish King and he appointed a viceroy, or very high minister, to assist in the running of the colony.
When was Mexico City made?
It was first founded as Mexico-Tenochtitlan in 1325 by the Aztec people. In 1521 it became Mexico City, capital of the New Spain colony.
What happened in Mexico 1821?
Mexico fell to Spanish conquistadors and became a Spanish overseas colony for 300 years,
Why did Spain colonize Florida and the rio grande valley?
Spain wanted to protect its colony in Mexico from other Europeans
Did Spain go into Mexico?
Mexico was a colony of Spain from 1521 until 1821.
Mexico was a part of which country?
Mexico was a colony of Spain.
Was Tenochtitlan the capital of Mexico?
No. Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire (1325 - 1521). After their conquest by Spanish conquistadors, it was renamed as Mexico City, and it became the capital of the "New Spain" (as Mexico became a colony of Spain). After Mexico's War of Independence, Mexico City still maintained its status as the most populous and important city of the new country, and thus became the official capital of Mexico.
