Based on the passage, the reason why Cortés wanted to call the territory New Spain was to show that the purpose of the colony was to make it an extension of Spain.
When Hernan Cortes conquered Mexico by defeating the Aztec empire, he decided to claim the land for Spain. This territory then came to be known as New Spain which was a name that the area kept for centuries until the Latin American Wars of Independence.
The main reason why Hernan Cortes named this region, New Spain, was to send the message that he was establishing an extension of Spain in the Americas. He wanted it known that Spain was expanding, and this was one of the places it would be expanding to. Another reason was as a result of pride in his native country of Spain.
In conclusion, Hernan Cortés named the territory, New Spain, because he believed he was establishing an extension of Spain.
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