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New Mexico
Chp 2/3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hernandez de Soto | the conquistador who explored Florida; he also discovered the Mississippi River, and evangelized the Indians in Arkansas |
| . May of 1539 | De Soto set sail for Florida with nine ships and 1000 men |
| Espiritu Santo | Holy Spirit Bay |
| May 21, 1541 | Desoto crossed the Mississippi into Arkansas |
| pueblo | Spanish word meaning "town"; used to refer to the towns of the Zuni and other tribes |
| City of Quivira | small Native American village in South Western Kansas visited by Coronado |
| Spring of 1542 | Coronado led settlers and soldiers back into Mexico |
| Gran Quivira | the former name of lands in the present day state of Kansas |
| Santa Fe | city in New Mexico named after the Holy Faith |
| shaman | an Indian medicine man |
| presidio | a fortress |
| Alta California | Spanish term for the territory north of the Mexican state of Baja California |
| Monterey | Spanish for "king's mountain" the name of the bay of California |
| St. Junipero Serra | Declared a Saint by Pope Francis and his feast day is July 1 |
| Friar | a priest or brother who works among the native people and poor to bring Christ and help with their suffering |
| Fray | name for any Spanish Friar |
| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | Spanish Conquistador who travelled in southwest USA to convert Natives and look for Gold Americans |
| New Mexico | name of lands visited by Coronado, he visited Arizona, New Mexico, and Kansas. |
| Fray Bartolome de Las Casas | defender of the Indians |
| Some Conquistadors mistreated Indians how? | treated as cattle |
| Bishop Zumarraga | Bishop of Mexico when Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to St. Juan Diego |
| Fray Juan de Padilla | First martyr in the US |
| Pope's rebellion | Native American non-believers fought Spanish and Native Catholics for control of New Mexico. Many innocent people on both sides lost their lives but the Spanish kept control. |
| Fray Junipero Serra | priest famous for establishing the California missions |
| Instruction in California missions | Faith, farming, carpentry, masonry, leather tanning, musical instruments |