Are you sure the royal would have liked Mexico City.
Question. New Spain was already split into Capitancy Generals or Kingdoms. So would not there be more than four kingdoms.
Chile, Venezuela and New Granada were not part of New Spain.
Mexico altitude is 7200 feet .Mexico City
"The average annual temperature varies from 12 to 16 °C (53 to 60 °F) depending on the altitude of the borough. Lowest temperatures, usually registered during January and February may reach -2 to -5 °C (28 to 23 °F), usually accompanied by snow showers on the southern regions of Ajusco, and the maximum temperatures of late spring and summer may reach up to 32 °C (90 °F).
Also, Mexico City was prone to flooding.Located in a large valley in the high plateau of central Mexico, and sitting at an altitude of 2240m, Mexico City is one of the highest capitals on earth.At the altitude of Mexico City and above, visitors may take a few days to adjust to the lower atmospheric pressure.
Since its next to the Atlantic Ocean there is always a cool breeze.San Juan's climate is classified as tropical marine. San Juan enjoys an average temperature of 82 °F (28 °C) during the year, although 90 °F (32 °C) or higher temperatures are often felt during the summer, especially if the winds come from the south. In the winter, temperatures can drop to the 60s, though the average winter low is 71 °F (22 °C). Rainfall is well-distributed all year, but the months of February, March and April are the driest.
And no altitude problems. But yes Hurricanes. But waiting for a storm to end while inside the island Capitals forifications that was not a problem.Persistent 19-knot (35 km/h) trade winds move from east to west across the island year round. In lighter wind regimes, sea breeze and land breeze circulations dominate.
Question. New Spain was already split into Capitancy Generals or Kingdoms. So would not there be more than four kingdoms.
Captaincy General (sp. Capitanía General) a division of a viceroyalty in colonial Spanish America, established in areas under risk of foreign invasion or Indian attack and governed by a Captain General, basically a militar authority.
Although under the nominal jurisdiction of their viceroys, captains general were practically viceroys, because of their special military functions and the considerable distance of their captaincies from the viceroyal capital, having a direct relationship with the king and the Council of the Indies, in Madrid.
Captaincies General and creation year:
* Santo Domingo (1540)
* Guatemala (1560)
* New Granada (1563), which became a viceroyalty in 1717.
* Philippines (1593)
*Yucatan (1617)
* Cuba (1764) See Below
* Venezuela (1777)
* Chile (1778).
The Portuguese also used this system in their colonies. In Brazil, the recipient of a captaincy was called a donatário.
Chile, Venezuela and New Granada were not part of New Spain.
The Louisiana Territory had become Spains again in 1763.Cuba -The restructuring of the Captaincy General in 1764 was the first example of the Bourbon Reforms in America. In Cuba the changes included adding the provinces of Florida and Louisiana and granting more autonomy for these provinces.
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