State

Nueva Galicia

province & indendancy in New Spain, Spain

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1531–1825
Founded
1531
Ended
1825
Capital
Tepic, Compostela, Guadalajara

Overview

Nuevo Reino de Galicia (New Kingdom of Galicia; Galician: Reino de Nova Galicia) or simply Nueva Galicia (New Galicia, Nova Galicia), known in Nahuatl as Chimalhuacán (‘the land of shield bearers’), was an autonomous kingdom of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It was named after Galicia in Spain. Nueva Galicia's territory consisted of the present-day Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit and Zacatecas.

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Records (6)

  1. 1740 — Battle of Mount TamborBattle · Spain ▸ Yaqui
  2. 1810 — Battle of Dolores, MexicoBattle · Mexican Rebels ▸ Spain
  3. 1810 — Battle of Guanajuato (1st)Battle · Mexican Rebels ▸ Spain
  4. 1810 — Battle of Guanajuato (2nd)Battle · Spain ▸ Mexican Rebels
  5. 1811 — Battle of CalderonBattle · Mexican Monarchists ▸ Mexican Rebels
  6. 1817 — Battle of VenaditoBattle · Spain ▸ Mexican Rebels

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