Columbus and European trade
This country funded Christopher Columbus' voyage.
What is Spain?
Many conquistadors such as this person followed in Columbus' footsteps and came to New Spain.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
This man was lead by Esteban along the southern coast of the U.S. into New Spain.
Who is Cabeza de Vaca?
This person is called a viceroy.
Who is a ruler appointed by the king.
This person is in charge of water and water rights in New Mexico.
Who is the mayordomo?
These countries were interested in: Spices, silk, jewelry, carpets, porcelain, and tea.
What are European countries?
Cortes and his men discovered this civilization in the Yucatan.
Who are the Mayan people?
This legend told of great wealth in the far north of the U.S. - it was to trick Cabeza de Vaca into leaving native land.
What is the Legend of the Seven Cities of Cibola?
This is a presidio.
What is a military fort?
These people were in charge of every day operations such of New Mexico, such as collecting taxes.
Who were the regidores?
Europe's most important trade routes were in this country.
What is Italy?
These things helped Cortes and his men conquer the Mayans and Aztec people.
What are cannons, horses, and disease?
Esteban and Cabeza de Vaca encountered this tribe that lives here in New Mexico.
Who are the Zuni?
These are vigas
What are logs used as ceiling beams?
These ditches or small canals bring water to communities.
What are acequias?
Columbus set sail in this year.
What is 1492?
These people lived in Peru.
Who are the inca?
This man lead the next attempt to find the Seven Cities of Cibola.
Who is Francisco Vasquez de coronado?
This kind of person is called a refugee.
What is a person who flees their own lands?
One of their bigest jobs was overseeing the land grant system in New Mexico.
What is the cabildo?
Columbus thought he was in this country until the day he died.
What is India?
This conquistador arrived in Peru in 1531.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This King of Spain began to call the new area they were searching, "Nueva Mexico"
Who was King Philip II?
This is the name of a spanish policy that granted lands and the natives living on it to Spanish settlers, often as a reward.
What is encomienda?
This building was used as an armory - it housed weapons and supplies.
What is the presidio?