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Catholic-bureaucratic viceroyaltyHistorical polity

Viceroyalty of New Spain

The Spanish viceroyalty covering Mexico, Central America, today's US Southwest and the Philippines, governed by a viceroy and audiencias under royal patronage, with the Inquisition, a caste society, haciendas, silver mining and Crown-monopolized trade.

Editorial coordinates · view sources & context ↓

Predominant Spectrum
Right
Closest catalog ideology
Authoritarian Conservatism
Catalog flag image for Viceroyalty of New Spain
Historical politySources & interpretation
Identity & context
Review pending
Description
Review pending
Political coordinates
Editorial · review pending
Image context
Identity review pending

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How to interpret catalog profiles

Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

These coordinates are editorial interpretations. The two pole scores add to 100; they describe a position in this model, rather than a probability. Read how catalog profiles are interpreted ↗

  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal28%
    Unitary72%

  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy19.8%
    Autocracy80.2%

  • Civil liberties

    Very strong · Security
    Security86.4%
    Liberty13.6%

  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation76.5%
    Multicultural23.5%

  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force73.1%
    Negotiation26.9%

  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention25.7%
    Interventionist74.3%

  • Ownership

    Leaning · Public
    Public59%
    Private41%

  • Economic coordination

    Strong · State direction
    State direction75.5%
    Markets24.5%

  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism83.6%
    Free trade16.4%

  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Religious
    Secular3.3%
    Religious96.7%

  • Social norms

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive11.3%
    Traditionalist88.7%

  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration58.3%
    Ecologist41.7%

What distinguishes Viceroyalty of New Spain

Largest median distance

International trade

This position is 38.0 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 46% ProtectionismViceroyalty of New Spain 84% Protectionism

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Distribution of power

This position is 0.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 29% FederalViceroyalty of New Spain 28% Federal

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.