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1500’s African whose story of the
“Seven Cities of Gold” led Francisco
de Coronado to explore the
Southwest in 1540.
Estevanico
Forced payment, usually made in the
form of valuable goods.
Tribute
1452-1516 King of Spain who, with
his wife, Queen Isabella, paid for
Columbus’s voyages to the Americas.
King Ferdinand
1471-1541 Spanish conquistador who
defeated the Inca 1533.
Francisco Pizarro
A record, usually of a voyage or
experiment.
Log
1500’s-1600’s Leader of a slave
revolt in New Spain in 1609.
Yanga
A very large piece of land in New
Spain given by the Spanish
government to certain colonists
during the 1500’s.
Encomienda
1500-1533 Last ruler of the vast
Inca Empire who was captured and
killed by the Spaniards.
Atahualpa
The movement of people, plants,
animals and germs across the
Atlantic Ocean following the
voyages of Columbus.
Columbian Exchange
1474-1566 Roman Catholic
missionary who opposed the
mistreatment of Indians in New
Spain.
Bartolome de Las Casas
1451-1504 Queen of Spain who, with
her husband, King Ferdinand, paid
for Columbus’s voyages to the
Americas.
Queen Isabella
A person who teaches his or her
religion to people of different
beliefs.
Missionary
1451-1506 Italian sea captain and
explorer. Sailing under the flag of
Spain, he reached the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
A Spanish conqueror who first came
to the Americas in the 1500’s.
Conquistador
1500’s Roman Catholic priest who
accompanied Coronado on his search
for the“Seven Cities of Gold”.
Fray Marcos de Niza
A settlement far away from the
country that rules it.
Colony
1480-1520 Aztec emperor defeated
by Hernando Cortes in 1520.
Moctezuma II
1501-1550 Indian also called
Malinche who aided Hernando
Cortes in his conquest of
Tenochtitlan in 1521.
Dona Marina
1485-1547 Conquistador who
defeated the Aztec in 1521.
Hernando Cortes
1495-1525 Aztec ruler following the
death of Moctezuma II who led the
Aztec in the final battle for
Tenochtitlan.
Cuauhtemoc