Our history has to be one of the most confusing things out there. Unfortunately this world does not care about our real past. Bits and pieces that we uncover here are too random and disorganized to turn into some kind of system. Nevertheless, some of the things we stumble upon are rather interesting, and possibilities of true historical developments presented by such discoveries are intriguing.
The first two links above we are not interested in, within the scope of this article. It's the other three that I somewhat plan on using, at the same time they do not really cover the area in question presented below. These Wikipedia Granadas were located in South/Central America. Today we have these New Granada territories occupied by countries like Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname and such. If you remember, the article title mentions North America... we will get to it.
Ancient New Granada
aka Granata NovaAt the same time prior to the kingdom, Viceroyalty and Republic of New Granada, there was a totally different territory bearing the same name. That older "New Granada" was located in the North America and it was no small chunk of land. On some of the maps it is called Granada, but it is predominantly New Granada. It appears that New Granada was considered by some to be a part of New Mexico. This New Mexico had nothing to do with the present day Mexico though. Additionally, it appears to be safe to conclude that ancient Granada, which probably was later renamed to New Granada, also had a city bearing the same name.
Anyways, there tons of these maps showing New Granada in North America. Maps can only tell us so much. Somehow, and I would guess through my education, I knew about South American, Spanish and island Granadas. But the one in North America caught me by surprise, and the info is pretty scarce.
Why would we even have these Granada shenanigans? Did they not have enough other words to use, assuming that conquerors are to be credited with any original names in the New World. Whose word was "Mexico?" And what if this Granada confusion is caused by its direct relation to the Seven Lost Cities of Gold aka Seven Lost Cities of Cibola?
Based on this 1679 Atlas Minimus, it appears (to me) that New Mexico could have been some sort of an independent confederation.
I will re-post the cutout from this 1737 pub. Does it sound like they know much about the area?
The North American New Granada, as well as New Mexico appear to have been no monarch's colonies. If it they were no colonies, than what were they, who named them and who lived there? Who did the West Coast of North America belong to until about 1840s?
By the way, based on this Atlas Minimus, we know what people back than called American Continents:
Various Granadas
I am not sure we can definitely pinpoint the location of this elusive (for me it is) Granada or New Granada. For whatever reason this Granada ended up being a very popular name to use. Judge for yourself:The first two links above we are not interested in, within the scope of this article. It's the other three that I somewhat plan on using, at the same time they do not really cover the area in question presented below. These Wikipedia Granadas were located in South/Central America. Today we have these New Granada territories occupied by countries like Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname and such. If you remember, the article title mentions North America... we will get to it.
New Kingdom of Granada
1538–1739
The New Kingdom of Granada, or Kingdom of the New Granada, was the name given to a group of 16th-century Spanish colonial provinces in northern South America governed by the president of the Audiencia of Santa Fe, an area corresponding mainly to modern-day Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. The conquistadors originally organized it as a captaincy general within the Viceroyalty of Peru. The crown established the audiencia in 1549. Ultimately the kingdom became part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada first in 1717 and permanently in 1739. After several attempts to set up independent states in the 1810s, the kingdom and the viceroyalty ceased to exist altogether in 1819 with the establishment of Gran Colombia.1538–1739
1630
Viceroyalty of New Granada
1717–1821
The Viceroyalty of New Granada was the name given on 27 May 1717, to the jurisdiction of the Spanish Empire in northern South America, corresponding to modern Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The territory corresponding to Panama was incorporated later in 1739, and the provinces of Venezuela were separated from the Viceroyalty and assigned to the Captaincy General of Venezuela in 1777. In addition to these core areas, the territory of the Viceroyalty of New Granada included Guyana, southwestern Suriname, parts of northwestern Brazil, and northern Peru.
Viceroyalty of New Granada
1717–1821
Ancient New Granada
aka Granata Nova
Anyways, there tons of these maps showing New Granada in North America. Maps can only tell us so much. Somehow, and I would guess through my education, I knew about South American, Spanish and island Granadas. But the one in North America caught me by surprise, and the info is pretty scarce.
Why would we even have these Granada shenanigans? Did they not have enough other words to use, assuming that conquerors are to be credited with any original names in the New World. Whose word was "Mexico?" And what if this Granada confusion is caused by its direct relation to the Seven Lost Cities of Gold aka Seven Lost Cities of Cibola?
- I have never heard of these 9 Provinces of New Mexico. I've seen these names on various maps, but I have never thought they would end up being broken down like that.
Based on this 1679 Atlas Minimus, it appears (to me) that New Mexico could have been some sort of an independent confederation.
I will re-post the cutout from this 1737 pub. Does it sound like they know much about the area?
By the way, based on this Atlas Minimus, we know what people back than called American Continents:
- North America - Mexicana
- South America - Peruana
