Explorers
Tribes
Geography
Dates
Missions & Friars
100

He discovered the Bahamas.

Who was Columbus?

100

They were the leading tribe in Tenochtitlan in 1519.

Who were the Aztecs?

100

This is the important port city founded by Cortez near where he burnt his ships before going to conquer Tenochtitlan and the Aztecs.

What is Vera Cruz?
100

Cortez defeated the Aztecs in this year.

What is 1521?

100
This was the great voice defending the Natives in the New World vs the encomenderos and slavers.

Who was Bartolome de las Casas?

200

Of all the Spaniards he was the first to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.

Who was Balboa?

200

They were the first tribe encountered by Columbus in the New World.

Who were the Taino?

200

This island in the Caribbean boasts the oldest university in the New World, St. Thomas Aquinas.

What is Santo Domingo (or today, the Dominican Republic)?

200

Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to St. Juan Diego in this year.

What is 1531?

200

This friar was a rival of De las Casas and got his name from the natives who called him a poor man.

Who was Motolinia?
300

He explored the Yucatan Peninsula before Cortez.

Who was Juan de Grijalva?

300

These were the largest cruel and cannibalistic tribe in the islands between North and South America.

Who were the Caribs?

300

Bimini was thought to be the location of this legendary place, or so the detractors of Ponce de Leon would have us believe.

What is the Fountain of Youth?

300

Juan de Elcano completed the circumnavigation of the globe, first of all men, in this year. 

What was 1522?

300

This was the first martyr, we think, on the land that would become the USA.

Who was Fray Juan Padilla?

400

He discovered Florida for the Spanish on Easter Sunday.

Who was Ponce de Leon?

400

This tribe was largely the inhabitants of Cibola in NM and perhaps part of AZ, dwelling in multi-story adobe, stone, and wood dwellings.

Who were the Pueblo?

400

This river was the path for the settlement expeditions into New Mexico.

What is the Rio Grande (aka Rio Bravo del Norte)?

400

In this year the Spanish monarchs pushed the last of the Moors out of Spain and completed the Reconquista. 

What was 1492?

400

This was the bishop who built the shrine for OLG in Mexico and who was a stout defender of the natives.

Who was Zumaraga?

500

His expedition to Florida (between Leon's and De Soto's) was a total bust (disaster) and Cabeza de Vaca was one of his officers and one of only four to survive and return to Mexico.

Who was Narvaez?

500

This tribe requested priests come visit them after being prompted and taught some of the Faith by Sister Maria of Agreda.

Who were the Humanos?

500

This island was called Juana by Columbus in honor of the daughter of the Spanish monarchs.

What is Cuba?

500

This was the year the Reign of Terror happened in Mexico while Cortez was back in Spain answering charges brought against him. 

What was 1528 or 1529?

500

This was the friar whose sermon converted De Las Casas from his wild and secular life.

Who was Fray Antonio de Montesinos?

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