Explorers
he was an explorer , He wanted a better way to reach the Indies, a part of Asia which gold, spices, and other goods.
Christopher Columbus
Smallpox killed many of the Aztecs, weakening their forces.
What role did disease play in Corte’s plan to conquer land for Spain?
Esteban, an enslaved African sailor, told the story.
How did the Spanish hear the story of Cibola?
conquerors, Spanish soldiers
Who is a Conquistador
Turkey
Which animal moved from West to East? (Columbus)
born in Italy, in 1502 became the 1st to call Americas a “new world”
Amerigo Vespucci-
He may have understood Cortes true goals and may have trusted him.
Why do you think Moctezuma at first agreed to let Cortes stay in Tenochtitlan?
Peninsulares
They were at the top of the society
to change
Convert
Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci
Which explorer or explorers sailed before Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
in Spain, 1513 crossed the Isthmus Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa-
He may have understood Cortes true goals and may have trusted him.
Why do you think Moctezuma at first agreed to let Cortes stay in Tenochtitlan?
The Spanish valued their own culture and not the culture of America.
What does this say about the Spaniards' values?
a person that lives in a colony
Who is a colonist
They only had one way to reach the Indies was on the Silk Road.
Who was Christopher Columbus
born in Portugal, led the 1st around the world, killed during his voyage.
Ferdinand Magellan-
The Spanish may have believed they were better than the Aztecs.
Why do you think they chose to fight instead of working with the Aztecs?
Rio Grande
Which river formed the northern border of New Spain in what is now Mexico?
granted a peninsulare control of all the native people who lived on an area of land.
Encomienda-
African sailor who had been enslaved
Esteban-
was a 5 Spanish soldier who had about 500 men .
Hernando Cortes
The Spanish wanted control and decided to display their strength.
Do you think the Spanish could have achieved their goals in different ways?
* is a person with Indian and Spanish background
A mestizos
teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs.
Missionary
large farm with many workers who lived on the land they worked.
Plantation-