Province of Tierra Firme

Province of Tierra Firme Provincia de Tierra Firme
1498–1542
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Spanish map of the Tierra Firme
Status	Province of the Crown of Castile
Capital	Santa María la Antigua del Darién Panama City
Common languages	Spanish
Religion	Catholicism
Government	Monarchy
King
• 1492-1516	Ferdinand II and Isabella I
• 1516–1556	Charles I
Historical era	Spanish Empire
• Established	1498
• Creation of the Viceroyalty of Peru	1542
Currency	Peso
Preceded by Succeeded by Kalinago Emberá people Guna people Wayuu people Zenú Ngäbe people Viceroyalty of Peru Captaincy General of Venezuela New Kingdom of Granada

During Spain's New World Empire, its mainland coastal possessions surrounding the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico were referred to collectively as the Spanish Main. The southern portion of these coastal possessions were known as the Province of Tierra Firme (Spanish: Provincia de Tierra Firme), or the "Mainland Province" (as contrasted with Spain's nearby insular colonies).^[1]: 15 The Province of Tierra Firme, or simply Tierra Firme, was also called Costa Firme.^[2]