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unit 2 vocablulary
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 king and queen and sent to the Americans to set up new Spain |
| bison | buffalo; a main food source of native Americans Indians; never seen by the Spanish |
| shamans | Native American Indians ; never seen by the Spanish |
| 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 oceans. 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 in the land that became Texas. |
| Cibloa | the rumored city of gold that was thought to be located in Arizona - New Mexico area . Many conquistadors sought it out , but it was found |
| pelts | animal skin that have been tanned and dried for different purposes |
| Rene-Robert Cavenlier , Sieur de La salle | a French explored 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 Ctholicism , Serach for gold and 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 Shipwrecked in Texas . They construced a Fench fort here where most of his men died from stavation ans sickness or indin attackes . the fort was abandon nd la salle murderd by his men |