Nueva Extremadura

Nueva Extremadura means "New Extremadura" in Spanish and comes from Extremadura, Spain.

Nueva Extremadura could refer to

a region in the north of New Spain, roughly placed on the border between present-day Coahuila and Texas.[1]
the name originally given to Chile by Pedro de Valdivia. Its capital was then known as Santiago de Nueva Extremadura.

See also

History of Chile
- Santiago de Chile
History of Mexico
- Coahuila y Tejas
- Territorial evolution of Mexico

References

https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/usn02

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