Nuevo Santander

New Santander Nuevo Santander (Spanish)
1746–1821
Cross of Burgundy, flag of New Spain.
Status	Spanish colony
Capital	Santander Jiménez
Common languages	Spanish
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Government	Monarchy
King of Spain
• July 9, 1746 – August 10, 1759	Ferdinand VI
• December 11, 1813 – September 29, 1833	Ferdinand VII
Royal Governor
• May 31, 1748 - April 8, 1767	José de Escandón
• July 7, 1821 - September 22, 1822	Felipe de la Garza Cisneros
Historical era	Colonial era
• Established	1746
• Disestablished	1821
Population
• 1790	43,739
Currency	Spanish colonial real
Succeeded by First Mexican Empire
Today part of	Mexico (Nuevo León & Tamaulipas) United States (Texas)

Nuevo Santander (New Santander) was a region of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, covering the modern Mexican state of Tamaulipas and extending into modern-day southern Texas in the United States.^[1]

Nuevo Santander was named after Santander, Cantabria, Spain, 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.^[2]