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Topic 2 Lesson 1
Spanish Colonization of New Spain (Kaplan)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conquistador | a Spanish explorer who claimed lands in America for Spain |
| Pueblo | a town in the Spanish colonies |
| Presidio | a fort where soldiers lived in the Spanish colonies |
| Mission | a religious statement run by Catholic priests and friars; a settlement that aims to spread a religion into a new area |
| Peninsulare | A person from Spain who held a position of power in a Spanish colony |
| Creole | A person born in a Spanish colony to Spanish parents |
| Mestizos | In Spain's american colonies, a person of mixed Spanish and Indian background |
| Shrewd | Clever |
| Hesitate | To stop off briefly because of nervousness |