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Lesson 19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| los conquistadores | conquerors |
| los fundadores | founding fathers |
| los libertadores | liberators |
| los presidentes | presidents |
| las colonias | colonies |
| la derrota | defeat |
| la nación | nation |
| la revolución | revolution |
| la sublevación | uprising |
| las tropas británicas | British Troops |
| las tropas españoles | Spanish troops |
| la victoria | victory |
| la colonización | colonization |
| la conquista | conquest |
| el conquistador | conqueror |
| Dios | God |
| la expedición | expedition |
| los indios | indians |
| la riqueza | wealth |
| el tesoro | treasure |
| el presidente | president |
| el mandatario | president |
| el funcionario | government official |
| las elecciones | elections |
| el golpe militar | military coup |
| la batalla | battle |
| la guerra de la independencia | war of independence |
| la primera guerra mundial | WWI |
| la segunda guerra mundial | WWII |
| el asesinato | assassination |
| el atentado | attempted assassination |
| el francotirador | sharp shooter |
| ileso | unhurt |
| la persecución | persecution |
| el pistolero | shooter |
| el vehículo descubierto | open car |
| la cámara de circuito cerrado | closed circuit camera |
| el arco de detector de metales | metal detector |
| la vigilancia | surveillance |
| los gases lacrimógenos | tear gas |
| el puesto de guardia | guard post |
| la igualdad | equality |
| los derechos | rights |
| el pacifista | pacifist |
| alistarse | to enlist |
| apoyar | to support/lean |
| ascender (ie) | to get promoted |
| cerrar el paso | to block off |
| defender (ie) | to defend/protect |
| dejar de + inf | to stop doing something |
| derrotar | to defeat |
| desatar | to unleash/untie |
| elegir (i) | to elect/choose |
| exiliar | to exile |
| fundar | to found |
| ganar | to win |
| gobernar (ie) | to govern/rule |
| intentar | to try |
| libertar | to liberate/free |
| liberar | to liberate/free |
| luchar | to fight |
| navegar | to navigate |
| nombrar | to name |
| participar | to participate |
| perder (ie) | to lose |
| proclamar | to proclaim |
| proteger | to protect |
| recorrer | to tour/travel through |
| rendirese (i) | to surrender |
| saludar | to greet/salute |
| vigilar | to guard/keep watch |
| alrededor | around |
| la carrera | career |
| el heredero | heir |
| el pulmón | lung |
| una vez | once |
| muchas veces | many times |
| mío | mine |
| tuyo | yours |
| suyo | his, hers, yours, theirs |