Why is it said that the sun never set on the spanish empire

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it as said that the sun never set on the Spanish empire because the Spanish Empire was so vast that the Sun always shined in some part of its territories. For instance, the Spanish territories encompassed large portions of land, from what today is New Mexico or California, all through the modern-day Mexican Republic (New Spain), Central America, and most of South America.

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