| LC control no. | sh 85084578 |
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| Geographic heading | Mexico--History--Spanish colony, 1540-1810 |
| Scope note | Here are entered works limited to the history of the present country of Mexico during the period 1540-1810. Works on the Viceroyalty of New Spain (1535-1821), the Spanish colonial territory comprising at its greatest extent, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Central America north of Panama, the coast of Venezuela, Florida, the present southwestern U.S., and the Philippines are entered under the heading New Spain. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under New Spain |
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