Former Overseas and European Territories (Spain)

Last modified: 2003-02-01 by santiago dotor
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• Former Colonies and Overseas Territories
• Former European Territories of the Spanish Hapsburgs

See also:

• Historical Flags (Spain)
• Spain

Dates when the territories became independent or changed hands are shown in square brackets:

Africa

• Algiers, in nowadays Algeria
• Bougie, in nowadays Algeria
• Spanish Guinea, nowadays Ecuatorial Guinea
• Sidi Ifni, in nowadays Morocco
• Spanish Morocco
• Oran, in nowadays Algeria
• Spanish Sahara, nowadays Western Sahara [1975]
• Tunis, in nowadays Tunisia

America

• Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España)
  • New Spain, nowadays Mexico [1821]
  • Inner Provinces (Provincias Internas), including nowadays:
    • Arizona [1821]
    • California [1821]
    • Colorado [1821]
    • Nevada [1821]
    • New Mexico [1821]
    • Texas [1821]
    • Utah [1821]
  • Captaincy-General of Guatemala [1821], including the provinces of:
    • Costa Rica [1821]
    • El Salvador [1821]
    • Honduras [1821]
    • Nicaragua [1821]
  • La Florida, including nowadays:
    • Florida [1810]
    • southern Alabama [1810]
    • southern Mississippi [1810]
  • Spanish Antilles, including the islands of:
    • Cuba [1898]
    • Jamaica [1670]
    • Puerto Rico [1898]
    • Hispaniola (La Española), nowadays Haiti [1697] and Dominican Republic [1795]
    • Trinidad [1797]

• Viceroyalty of New Granada (Virreinato de Nueva Granada)
  • Captaincy-General of Venezuela [1819]
  • Audience of Santa Fé, nowadays