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Unit 2 Vocabulary
Spanish Colonal 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 who believed in war and conquest. |
| Viceroyalty | The official who was selected by the queen and king 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 arizona - new mexico area.Many conquistadors sought it out, but it was never found. |
| Pelts | Animal skins that have been dried and tanned 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 to bring glory to their god , king and themselves. |
| Tenochtitlan | The aztec capital city that was massive and thriving when the spanish conquistadors arrived in mexico. |
| Fort St. Louis | After accidentally sailing past the 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 and church establishment set up to convert people to christianity. |
| Viceroy | The official who was selected by the king and queen and sent to the americas to set up new spain. |