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Nuevo Santander (New Santander) was a region of the
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, covering the modern
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of
Tamaulipas Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities. It is located in nor ...
and extending into modern-day southern Texas in the United States. Nuevo Santander was named after Santander, Cantabria,
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, and settled by Spanish American colonists in a concerted settlement campaign peaking in 1748–1750. It fell under the jurisdiction of the Real Audiencia of Guadalajara in judicial matters, and in 1776, Nuevo Santander became part of the semi-autonomous Provincias Internas. José de Escandón founded the colony in 1747. In 1755, Jiménez was founded, which became the major town and capital of the colony. The state was subsequently renamed to Tamaulipas once Mexico gained its independence in 1821.


See also

* Governors of Nuevo Santander *
History of Mexico The history of Mexico spans over three millennia, with the earliest evidence of hunter-gatherer settlement 13,000 years ago. Central and southern Mexico, known as Mesoamerica, saw the rise of complex civilizations that developed glyphic writing ...
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History of Texas Native American tribes in Texas, Indigenous people lived in what is now Texas more than 10,000 years ago, as evidenced by the discovery of the remains of prehistoric Leanderthal Lady. In 1519, the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors in ...
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Brownsville, Texas Brownsville ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border, border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas ...
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Laredo, Texas Laredo ( ; ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, Webb County, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Founded in 1755, Laredo grew from a villag ...
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Blas María de la Garza Falcón Blas María de la Garza Falcón de Villarreal (1712 – 1767) was a Spanish settler of Tamaulipas and South Texas. Biography Capt. Blas María de la Garza Falcón de Villarreal, colonizer of South Texas and Tamaulipas and the first settle ...
* New Kingdom of León * Eastern Internal Provinces


References


Some historical and genealogical information on Nuevo Santander


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New Spain Colonial Mexico Former provinces of Spain Former states of Mexico Mexican Texas Tamaulipas States and territories established in 1746 States and territories disestablished in 1821 1746 establishments in New Spain 1821 disestablishments in New Spain 1740s establishments in Mexico 1821 disestablishments in Mexico {{Tamaulipas-geo-stub