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Unit 2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reconquista | The 800 year war of 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 from Florida to 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 purposes. |
| 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 natives to catholicism, search for gold, and bring glory to their God, King, Country, and sleves. |
| Tenochtitlan | The Aztec capital city that was massive and thriving when the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico. |
| Fort St. Louis | After accidently sailing past Mississippi, La Salle's 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 Salle murdered by his men. |
| Mission | A religious settlement & church establishment set up to convert people to christianity. |