proper noun/ˌnweba esˈpaɲa/
New Spain (a former viceroyalty (a type of colony) in North America and Central America that existed from 1521 to 1821. It comprised of Spain's territorial possessions in the New World including the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Philippines, established following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521)
Related: novohispano
Literally, “New Spain”, named by conqueror Hernán Cortés.