Reconquista
When did the Reconquista end?
1492
Which country said no? Which country said yes?
Portugal, Spain
conquered the Aztecs
Where did the French land?
Canada
indigenous
Native
Why did the Spanish not like the Moors?
Wrong religion
Where did Columbus land?
Caribbean island
Where did Spain focus at first?
Mexico, Central America, South America
What was La Salle seeking?
The Northwest Passage
tribute
an enforced payment of food and other valuables in exchange for peace
Why did the Spanish initially fail at driving out the Moors?
Division/conflict among the Spaniards
What did Columbus's plan offer? (3 major things)
A route to Asia, Spreading the faith, gain an advantage over Portugal
Who were the conquistadors? (2 things)
Soldiers from the end of the Reconquista. They sought wealth.
How did La Salle die?
His own men mutinied and killed him
viceroyalty / viceroy
a land that is ruled by an official chosen by a monarch / the governor of a land who rules as a representative of a monarch
When did the Reconquista start?
Late 600s to 700s
How did Columbus's time in the New World end?
He was such a terrible governor that he was taken back to Europe in chains.
What was Narvaez's relationship to Cabeza de Vaca?
He led the group that split his force onto land and on ships. Cabeza de Vaca was in the land group.
What did La Salle do right?
Basically nothing
mutiny
a revolt of soldiers or sailors against their leaders
What was the Reconquista trying to accomplish? (Be specific)
Drive the Moors (Muslims) out of Spain (Iberian Peninsula)
Was Spain happy about Columbus's reaching a new land instead of Asia? Why or why not?
Yes, it still provided them with what they wanted: Goods, People to convert, an advantage over Portugal
Who was first, Cortes or Alvarez de Pineda?
They came in the same year
What was a major difference between Spain and France in the New World?
France traded technology and horses with the Natives and were willing to form alliances. Spain did not trade and used force.
Northwest Passage
a water route that flows across North America and believed to provide a shortcut to Asia
Give me an outline of Columbus's journey? (roughly 6 major points)
Asked Portugal
Asked Spain, they said yes
sailed to America and landed in Caribbean
Came back with news of New World
made 3 more trips
Arrested for terrible governance and taken back to Europe
Give me an outline of Cabeza de Vaca's journey. (at least 6 points, in order)
Part of Narvaez inland group
Survived illness, became slave to natives, managed to become a trader to the natives
met up with other survivors
Gained reputation as shamans due to more advanced knowledge
Got back to Spanish outpost in Mexico
Wrote about his adventure, Relacion