Term | Definition |
What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of | Spain. |
Christopher Columbus believed that | The Earth was round, he could reach Asia by sailing West from Europe, and that he had landed in the Indies |
What best describes an expedition? | A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
Why is Santo Domingo the first permanent colony in the Americas? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. |
Granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico | Narvaez |
Founded the city of Veracruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico | Cortes |
A general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas | conquistador |
Governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king | viceroy |
Native American village of houses built of adobe | peublo |
explored areas of present-day Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola | Coronado |
Person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic church | friar |
One who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country | missionary |
To grant power or athority to carry out a specific task | commission |
One of 4 survivors of the Narvaez expidition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the 7 cities of gold | Cabeza De Vaca |
Explored parts of the Southeast in his search for Cibola and reached the Mississippi river | De Soto |
A settlement founed to spread Christianity to the people of the area | mission |