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Latin America I
History of Latin America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atahualpa | emperor of the Incas who was conquered by Francisco Pizarro |
| aqueduct | channel that moves water over a long distance |
| Aztecs | people who lived in Mexico and were conquered by Hernan Cortes |
| conquistadors | Spanish soldier-explorer |
| Hernan Cortes | leader of the Spanish who conquered the Aztecs |
| criollos | Mexican of Spanish descent who was BORN in Mexico |
| El Dorado | legendary gold-rich region |
| immunity | natural defense against disease |
| Incas | empire in the Andes Mountains that was conquered by Francisco Pizarro |
| indigenous | native to an area |
| mestizos | person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry |
| Montezuma | leader of the Aztecs who was conquered by Hernan Cortes and the Spanish |
| Nahuatl | Aztec language that contributed many words to modern Spanish |
| peninsulares | colonial Mexican who came to Mexico from Spain (born in Spain) |
| Francisco Pizarro | leader of the Spanish explorers who conquered the Incas |
| Tenochtitlan | the Aztec capital city that became Mexico City after the Spanish conquered the Aztecs |
| Columbian Exchange | the exchange of animals, food, plants, and diseases between Europe and the Americas |