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Unit 2 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Reconquista | the 800 year war of the Spanish removing the Moors from their land. |
indigenous | People that are native to a certain area. |
conquistadors | leaders of the Spanish military that believed in war and conquest |
viceroyalty | land that is ruled by an official chosen by the king & queen. |
viceroy | the official who was selected by the king and queen and sent to the Americans to set up New Spain |
bison | buffalo; a main food source for Native American Indians; never seen by the Spanish |
shamans | Native American Medicine Men that were viewed as healers, physics, and leaders. |
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda | led on the the early Spanish expeditions in the Nothern part of New Spain. He searched for a water route to the Pacific ocean. In 1519, he sailed along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico and made the first map of Texas |
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca | was one of the first Europeans to extensively explore the land that became Texas. |
Cibola | The rumored city of Gold that was thought to be located in the Arizona - New Mexico area. Many conquistadors sought it out, but it was never found |
pelts | animal skins that have been tanned and dried for different purposes |
Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle | a French explorer that was the first to sail the Mississippi river from North to South into the Gulf of Mexico. |
conquest | to take control of an area by force |
God, Gold, & Glory | the mantra of the Spanish conquistador. Convert natives to Catholicism, search for gold, and bring glory to their God, King, Country, and selves. |
Tenochtitlan | the Aztec capital city that was massive and thriving when the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico. |
Fort St. Louis | after accidentally sailing past Mississippi, La Salle's men shipwrecked in Texas. They constructed a French Fort here where most of his men died from starvation and sickness or Indian attacks. The fort was abandoned & La Salle murdered by his men |