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Unite 2 Vocabulary
Spanish Colonial 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 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 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 |
| Alonso Alvarez de Pineda | Led on the early Spanish expeditions in the Northern |