Former name for Caribbean coast

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In the context of 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 . During the 16th and 17th centuries, the southern portion of these coastal ...

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Spanish \Span"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. Spanish bayonet (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ( Yucca alorifolia ) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern United States and mexico. ...