viceroyalty

Most Alt-history narratives explore the scenario of Mexico remaining a vast "empire", potentially rivaling the United States in power. This speculation is cool indeed, but here I would like to think about a smaller Mexican State. At the time of its independence, Mexico was indeed enormous, and...

How could the Spanish viceroyalties avoid breaking up and forming smaller countries after independence? They may lose some territory but overall the new country should be a modern version of the original viceroyalty. Mexico never loses it's southern territories, Gran Colombia remains intact...

I challenge you to make a ucronia where the Spanish empire survives and lasts until the 20th century.

What if, between the 16th Century to 18th Century, Viceroyalty of New Spain was split in two? The Viceroyalty of New Spain in the South, with it's capital at Mexico City, and the Viceroyalty of Rio Grande, with it's capital in Monterrey. (Map is inaccurate, a bit late 1821, but this is the...

In OTL the Spanish had considered creating a new viceroyalty as early as 1776 out of the northernmost parts of OTL New Spain called New Viscaya. Obviously New Viscaya was never established but what if it was? Would it become independent?