Catholic-bureaucratic viceroyalty

Viceroyalty of New Spain

The Spanish viceroyalty covering Mexico, Central America, today's US Southwest and the Philippines, governed by a viceroy and audiencias under royal patronage, with the Inquisition, a caste society, haciendas, silver mining and Crown-monopolized trade.

Flag: Viceroyalty of New Spain

Historical polity · 1535–1821

This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.

Wikimedia Commons · Cruz de Borgonha, estandarte militar da Coroa espanhola usado em todo o império, inclusive na Nova Espanha; o vice-reino não teve bandeira própria.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 28%72% Unitary
Democracy 19.8%80.2% Autocracy
Security 86.4%13.6% Liberty
Assimilation 76.5%23.5% Multiculturalism
Militarist 73.1%26.9% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 25.7%74.3% Nationalist
Public 59%41% Private
Planning 75.5%24.5% Free market
Protectionism 83.6%16.4% Globalism
Irreligious 3.3%96.7% Religious
Progressive 11.3%88.7% Traditionalist
Technology 58.3%41.7% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

54.9pt

Religion

3.3% Irreligious, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.2% median.

What place should religion have in individual and public life?

39.0pt

Representation

19.8% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.

Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?

31.4pt

Power

86.4% Security, compared with the ideology catalog’s 55% median.

How far should the state reach into everyday life?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 28% Federal, 72% Unitary (Leaning Unitary); Representation: 19.8% Democracy, 80.2% Autocracy (Strong Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Viceroyalty of New Spain sits 37.7 points below it. 156 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 86.4% Security, 13.6% Liberty (Strong Security); Immigration: 76.5% Assimilation, 23.5% Multiculturalism (Strong Assimilation). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Viceroyalty of New Spain sits 27.6 points above it. 179 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 73.1% Militarist, 26.9% Pacifist (Strong Militarist); Intervention: 25.7% Non-interventionist, 74.3% Nationalist (Strong Nationalist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Viceroyalty of New Spain sits 23.1 points below it. 144 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 59% Public, 41% Private (Leaning Public); Control: 75.5% Planning, 24.5% Free market (Strong Planning); Trade: 83.6% Protectionism, 16.4% Globalism (Strong Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Viceroyalty of New Spain depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Viceroyalty of New Spain sits 5.8 points above it. 166 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 3.3% Irreligious, 96.7% Religious (Very strong Religious); Morality: 11.3% Progressive, 88.7% Traditionalist (Very strong Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Viceroyalty of New Spain sits 27.5 points below it. 116 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 58.3% Technology, 41.7% Biology (Leaning Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Viceroyalty of New Spain, the 8.3-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Viceroyalty of New Spain sits 0.8 points above it. 299 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Which ideology is closest to Viceroyalty of New Spain?

Brazilian Integralism has 97.9% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Viceroyalty of New Spain?

Religion is among the furthest from the center: 3.3% Irreligious and 96.7% Religious. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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