Term | Definition |
What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the sight of the first Spanish colonies in the Americas. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of... | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that... | the earth was round, he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe, and that he landed in the Indies. |
Which best describes an expedition? | a journey undertaken by a group with a definite purpose. |
Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. |
granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain;drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico: | Narvaez |
founded the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico: | Cortes |
general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas: | Conquistador |
governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king: | viceroy |
Native American village of houses built of Adobe: | pueblo |
explored areas of present day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola: | Coronado |
person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic church: | friar |
one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country: | Missionary |
to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task: | commission |
one of the 4 survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold: | Cabeza de Vaca |
explored parts of the Southeast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi River: | De Soto |
a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area: | mission |