Elf
60% of Puerto Rico's mainland is covered with this geographic feature
mountains
a cacique was a taino _____
leader
Finish: Glory, God and ____
gold
finish: Real Cedula de ____
Gracias
Spanish Colonies: ____, Guam, Puerto Rico and Cuba
Phillipenes
Name of a Taino god
zemi
the custom or practice of having multiple wives
polygamy
disease that wiped out native populations
small pox
free ___ in Puerto Rico was given to those who pledged allegiance to Spain
land
branch of U.S. armed forces that conducted bombing drills on the island of Vieques
navy
in the Taino religion, the sun and moon were thought to live inside of these
caves
this type of weather event has caused destruction in Puerto Rico many times over the years
hurricanes
major religion of the Spanish that was forced on native populations (a branch of Christianity)
Catholicism
name at least two crops harvested by African slave labor in Puerto Rico
tobacco, sugarcane, coffee
at Taino ceremonies, this was done to relieve the body and soul of impurities
vomiting
a type of crop, a root crop, had poison liquid
cassava
branch of Hartford Public Library we visited
Ropkins
vocab word for when a stronger country takes over and controls a smaller territory
imperialism
Led a slave rebellion in Puerto Rico in 1821
Marco Xiorro
the Taino were a branch of this tribe
name of the professor we met with at CCSU
Coronado
Finish: El Grito de ____
Lares
FULL name of the museum we visited (2 words)
Wadsworth Atheneum
all Black regiment that fought in the Spanish American war
Buffalo Soldiers