Province of Tierra Firme

Province of Tierra Firme
Provincia de Tierra Firme
1498–1542
Cross of Burgundy flag
Spanish map of the Tierra Firme
Spanish map of the Tierra Firme
StatusProvince of the Crown of Castile
CapitalSanta María la Antigua del Darién
Panama City
Common languagesSpanish
Religion
Catholicism
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
• 1492-1516
Ferdinand II and Isabella I
• 1516–1556
Charles I
Historical eraSpanish Empire
• Established
1498
• Creation of the Viceroyalty of Peru
1542
CurrencyPeso
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]

  1. ^ Diaz, B., 1963, The Conquest of New Spain, London: Penguin Books, ISBN 0140441239
  2. ^ Ilia del Toro Robledo. Actas del Cabildo de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal Autónomo de Ponce. Comisión Puertorriqueña para la Celebración del Quinto Centenario del Descubrimiento de America y Puerto Rico, en Conmemoración del Encuentro de Dos Mundos. 1993. Acta # 136 of 28 October 1821. p. 207.

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