Viceroyalty of New Castile and Aragon (New Spain)

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• Capital City- Mexico City
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• Government – Viceroyalty
• Legislature – Council of the Indies
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The Viceroyalty of New Castile and Aragon is the viceroy-ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America the capital city of the Viceroyalty is Mexico City. The territories are separated into provinces. Provinces were led by a governor, who was responsible for the administration of the province and often also led the province’s army and militias. The provinces were grouped together under five high courts, called Audiencias, at Santo Domingo, Mexico City, Guatemala, Guadalajara and Manila. Both the high courts and the governors had autonomy from the viceroy and carried out most duties on their own. Only on important issues did the viceroy become involved in ruling the provinces directly.