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Unit 2 vocabulary
Spanish Colonial Era
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 early Spanish expeditions in the Northern 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 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 |