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unit 2 vocab
Spanish Colonial Era
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reconquista | the 800 year war of the Spanish removing the moors from there 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 from Florida to Mexico and made the first map of Texas. |
| Cibola | the rumored city of gold that was thought to be located in the Arizona - New Mexico area. Many conquistadors sought it out, but it was never found |
| pelts | animal skins that have been tanned and dried for different purposes |
| Rene-Robert cavalier , Sieur de la salle | a French explorer that was the first to sail the Mississippi river from north to south into the gulf of Mexico |
| conquest | to take control of an area by force |
| god, gold & glory | the mantra of the Spanish conquistador. Convert natives to Catholicism , search gold, and bring glory to their god ,king ,country, and selves |
| Tenochtitlan | the Aztec capital city that was massive and thriving when the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico. |
| Fort St. Louis | after accidentally sailing past Mississippi , la Salles men shipwrecked in Texas. They constructed a French fort here where most of his men died from starvation and sickness or Indian attacks. The fort was abandoned & La selle murdered by his men |
| mission | a religious settlement & church establishment set up to convert people to Christianity |