Nueva Vizcaya (New Biscay, Basque: Bizkai Berria) was the first province in the north of New Spain to be explored and settled by the Spanish. It consisted mostly of the area which is today …

The name Nueva Vizcaya is derived from the name of the province of Biscay (called Vizcaya in Spanish, Bizkaia in Basque) during the Spanish colonial period. This can be seen in the right …

Nueva Vizcaya (New Biscay) was the first province in the north of New Spain to be explored and settled by the Spanish. Nueva Vizcaya included the modern Mexican states of Chihuahua and …

New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Spanish: Virreinato de Nueva España [birejˈnato ðe ˈnweβa esˈpaɲa] ⓘ; Nahuatl: Yankwik Kaxtillan Birreiyotl), [4] originally the …

Aug 23, 2017 · In Mexico, there’s a whole state of Durango, which, during the colonial period, was known as the Kingdom of New Biscay. Its shield, like that of the colonial territory, shows an …

Sep 7, 2019 · In 1562, Ibarra was appointed governor of the newly formed province of Nueva Vizcaya (New Biscay) in 1562, and the following year he founded the city of Durango to be its …

Named after conqueror Francisco de Ibarra's native Vizcaya, this province (reino) of colonial Mexico at first encompassed all of the territory claimed by Spain north of Zacatecas.

Nueva Vizcaya was the first province of northern Mexico to be explored and settled by the Spanish. Sometimes called the kingdom of Nueva Vizcaya, it served as the "heartland" of the …

During its existence, the Commandancy General encompassed the provinces of New Navarre, New Biscay, The Californias, New Mexico, New Santander, New Kingdom of Leon, Coahuila …

Sep 22, 2024 · Nueva Vizcaya (New Biscay) was the first province in the north of New Spain to be explored and settled by the Spanish. It consisted mostly of the area which is today the states …