Term | Definition |
What is the significance of Hispaniola? | it is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand werethe rules of | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that | the earth was round. he could reach Asia by sailing west from Erope. he had landed in the Indies |
Which of the following best describes an expedition? | a journey undertaken by 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 byy a distant government |
granter the land of Florida by the king of Spain;downed at sea while attempting to reach mexico | narvaez |
founded the city of Veracruz; seized the 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 Amercains village of house built of adobe | pueblo |
explored areas of present-day New mexico, texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola | Corondo |
person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the R%oman Catholic Church | friar |
one who is sent to do relious or charitable work in territory or foreign counrty | missionary |
to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task | commission |
one of four survivors of the Narvaez expewdition; returne to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven citys 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 |