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Unit 2 Vocabulary
| 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 queen and sent to the Americans to set up new spain |
| Bison | buffalo; a main food source for native americans indians; never seen by the Spanish |
| Shamans | native american medicine men that were viewed as healers, physics, and leaders |
| Alonzo Alvarez De Pineda | led on the early spanish expeditions in the northern part of New Spain. He searched for 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 | 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 purpose |
| Rene-Robert Cavelier, 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 native to catholicism, search for gold, 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 salle's men shipwreck in texas. they constructed a french fort here where most of his men died from starvation and sickness or indain attcks. The fort was abandoned & la salle murdered by his me |
| Mission | a religious settlement & church establishment set up to convert people to Christianity |