Term | Definition |
What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americans. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the fist rulers of | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that?? | 1.the earth was round 2.he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe 3. he had landed in the Indies |
Which of the following best describes an expeditions? | a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americans? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. |
Who granted the land of Flordia by the king of Spain ; drowned at sea while attemping to reach Mexico? | Narvaez |
Who founded the city of Veracruz ; seized 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 Americans? | Conquistador |
Governor of a colony who rules name of the king? | Viceroy |
Native Americans village of houses built of adobe? | Pueblo |
Explored areas of the present - day New Mexico, Texas m and Kansas in his search of Cibola? | Coranado |
Person belonging to one of the religious brotherhood 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 four survivors of the Narvaes expidition; 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 |