Term | Definition |
What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the site of the Spanish colony in the Americas |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that | A the earth was round B he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe C he had landed in the Indies |
Which of the following best describes an expedition? | A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government |
Narvaez | granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico |
Cortes | founded the city of Veracruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico |
conquistador | general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas |
viceroy | governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king |
pueblo | Native American village of houses built of adobe |
Coronado | explored areas of present-day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola |
friar | person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church |
missionary | one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country |
commission | to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task |
Cabeze de Vaca | one of the four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold |
De Soto | explored parts of the southeast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi River |
mission | a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area |