colonial Spanish
New World Castilian
Colonial Spanish refers to the varieties of Spanish that developed in Spain's American colonies from the 16th through early 19th centuries, or to the historical period itself.
The term often describes linguistic features, architecture, or cultural practices from this era: colonial Spanish missions, colonial Spanish documents.
In linguistic contexts, it designates the transitional stage between peninsular Spanish and the modern Latin American varieties that emerged after independence.
- conquistadorSpanish colonial soldier-explorer
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- missionsAssigned important tasks
- mission bellBell at Spanish outposts
- viceroyaltyTerritory under delegated sovereignty
hacienda · encomienda · forced labor · mestizo · casta system · galleon · Peru · royal decree · Manila · adobe · plaza · cathedral · friars · silver · silver mine · treasure fleet · Indies · Aztec
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