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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 a certain area |
| conquistadors | leaders of the spainsh 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 the americans to set up new spain |
| bison | buffalo; a main food source for navtive american Indians;never seen by the spanish |
| shamans | navtive american medicine men that were viewed as healers, physics, and leaders |
| alonso alvarez de pineda | led on the the early spanish expeditions in the nothern 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 mexica and made the first map of texas |
| alvar nunerz cabeza de vaca | was one of the first europeans to extensively the landthat became texas |
| cibola | the rumored city of gold that was the thought to be located in the arizona -new mexico area may conquistadors sourht itout |