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unit 2 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reconquista | the 800 year war of the spain removing the moors from their land. |
| indigenous | people that are naative to a certain area. |
| conquistadors | leaders of the spanish military that belived in war and coquest |
| 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 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 ocean in 1519 he sailed along the coast of the gulf of mexico from florida to mexico and mede the first map of texas |
| alvar nunez cabeza de vaca | was one of the first europeans to extensively explore the land that became texas |
| cibokla | 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 skin that have been tanned and dried for different purposes |
| rene-robert cavelier sieur de la salle | a french explorer that was the first to sail the mississipipi river from north to south into the gulf of mexico |
| conquest | to take control of an area by force |
| god gold and glory | the mantra of the spanish conquistadors convert native to catholicism search fpr gpld and bring glory to their god king contry and selves |
| tenochitlan | the aztec capital city that was massive and thriving when the spanish conquistadors arrived in mexico |
| fort st louis | after accjdentally sailing past mississipipi la selles 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 and la selle murdered by his men |