northern New Spain

Target entity: northern New Spain
Context triple: [Spanish conquest of northern New Spain, location, northern New Spain]

• A. Bajío region of New Spain
  The Bajío region of New Spain was a prosperous, densely populated agricultural and mining heartland in central Mexico that became a crucial center of social unrest and insurgent activity during the lead-up to the Mexican War of Independence.
• B. Mexican Alta California
  Mexican Alta California was a vast northwestern province of Mexico from 1821 to 1848, encompassing much of present-day California and parts of neighboring U.S. states before its cession to the United States.
• C. Tula Viceroyalty
  Tula Viceroyalty was an administrative division of the Russian Empire centered on the city of Tula, existing in the late 18th century as part of Catherine the Great’s regional reforms.
• D. Nueva Galicia
  Nueva Galicia was a colonial-era province of New Spain in western Mexico, encompassing parts of present-day Jalisco, Nayarit, and surrounding regions.
• E. Governorate of New Andalusia
  The Governorate of New Andalusia was a Spanish colonial administrative territory in northern South America during the early period of the Spanish Empire.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: northern New Spain
Target entity description: Northern New Spain was the vast, sparsely populated frontier region of the Spanish Empire in North America, encompassing much of what is now northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.

• A. Bajío region of New Spain
  The Bajío region of New Spain was a prosperous, densely populated agricultural and mining heartland in central Mexico that became a crucial center of social unrest and insurgent activity during the lead-up to the Mexican War of Independence.
• B. Mexican Alta California
  Mexican Alta California was a vast northwestern province of Mexico from 1821 to 1848, encompassing much of present-day California and parts of neighboring U.S. states before its cession to the United States.
• C. Tula Viceroyalty
  Tula Viceroyalty was an administrative division of the Russian Empire centered on the city of Tula, existing in the late 18th century as part of Catherine the Great’s regional reforms.
• D. Nueva Galicia
  Nueva Galicia was a colonial-era province of New Spain in western Mexico, encompassing parts of present-day Jalisco, Nayarit, and surrounding regions.
• E. Governorate of New Andalusia
  The Governorate of New Andalusia was a Spanish colonial administrative territory in northern South America during the early period of the Spanish Empire.
• F. None of above. chosen