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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 an area. |
| conquistadors | leaders of the Spanish military that believed in war and conquest. |
| viceroy | The official who was selected by the king and queen and sent yo 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. |
| 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 Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle | a French explorer that was the first to sail the Mississippi 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 slaves. |
| Tenochtitlan | the Aztec capital city that was massive and thriving when the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico |
| Fort St. Louis | after accidental 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. |
| viceroyalty | land that is ruled by an official chosen by the king & queen |