Question | Answer |
guerilla | unseen attacks or warfare |
bayous | swamps |
staple | primary crop basis for a people's diet |
conquistadors | conquerors |
missionary | religious person who travels and persuades otheres to his religion |
maize | another word for corn |
adelantos | "advancers" for the conquistadors |
plateau | high flat ground |
sovereign | a royal ruler: king, queen, emperor |
convert | to change one's religion |
barbecue | an outdoor roast |
fray | another word for friar; Catholic member of a holy order of men |
Estaban | He was African and killed by the Zunni |
de Ornate | explored Santa Fe and New Mexico |
Las Casas | Priest who fought against harsh treatment of Indians |
Fray Marcos | Priest who went with Estaban & Coronado |
Kino | Missionary who established a mission in Arizona |
de Narvaez | explored Florida with Estaban; only 4 survived |
de Soto | explored Florida, Alabama, and the Mississippi River |
Cabrillo | explored the West coast of Mexico, California, and San Diego |
Coronado | explored New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, Arizona, and Kansas |
Sepulvada | he was a Spanish scholar who defended mistreatment of Indians |