Draft:List of European colonies and territories in the Americas
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Basque territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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British and English territories
[edit]Dominions
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Dominion of Canada | Ottawa | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Dominion | 1867 | 1982 | Canada (Constitution Act, 1982) | Canada |
Dominion of Newfoundland | St. John's | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Dominion | 1907 | 1949 | Newfoundland and Labrador (integrated into Canada) | Canada |
Groups of colonies
[edit]Colonies
[edit]Curonian territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Danish territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Dutch territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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French territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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German territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Hospitaller territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Italian territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Norse territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Norwegian territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Portuguese territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Russian territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Scottish territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Spanish and Castilian territories
[edit]Viceroyalties
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Viceroyalty of the Indies | Santo Domingo | Crown of Castile | Viceroyalty | 1492 | 1526 | Viceroyalty of New Spain (integrated into New Spain) | Dominican Republic |
Viceroyalty of New Spain | Mexico City | Crown of Castile and Kingdom of Spain | Viceroyalty | 1535 | 1821 | Empire of Mexico (independence) | Mexico |
Viceroyalty of Peru | Lima | Crown of Castile and Kingdom of Spain | Viceroyalty | 1542 | 1824 | Protectorate of Peru (independence) | Peru |
Viceroyalty of New Granada | Santa Fe de Bogotá | Kingdom of Spain | Viceroyalty | 1717 | 1723 | Viceroyalty of Peru (reintegrated into Peru) | Colombia |
1739 | 1810 | Free and Independent State of Cundinamarca (independence) | |||||
1816 | 1819 | Republic of Colombia (independence) | |||||
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | Buenos Aires | Kingdom of Spain | Viceroyalty | 1776 | 1825 | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (independence) | Argentina |
Captaincies general
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Real Audiencias
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Governorates
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Provinces
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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Swedish territories
[edit]Name of Territory | Capital or main city | Foreign power | Status | From | To | Succeeded by | Current country |
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New Sweden | Fort Christina | Kingdom of Sweden | Colony of Sweden | 1638 | 1655 | New Netherland (conquered by the Dutch) | United States |
Colony of Saint Barthélemy | Gustavia | Kingdom of Sweden | Colony of Sweden | 1784 | 1878 | Saint Barthélemy (sold to France) | France |
Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre | Kingdom of Sweden | Military occupation by Sweden | 1813 | 1814 | Guadeloupe (returned to France) | France |