Explorers
Discovered and explored parts of southern Texas and parts of New Mexico and Arizona; wrote about the “Seven Cities of Cíbola”
Cabeza de Vaca
Discovered the Pacific Ocean when he crossed the Isthmus of Panama
Vasco de Balboa
True or False: the colonies established in the New World were referred to as "New Spain."
True
True or false: one of the diseases exchanged during the Columbian Exchange was smallpox
True
Philip referred to his ships as this:
"Invincible Armada"
In May 1541, he found the Mississippi River after exploring Florida and Georgia, parts of South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama and Mississippi.
Hernando de Soto
A Portuguese sailor working for Spain, he set out on a 3-year journey around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
In 1565, this was the first permanent European settlement in the present day United States.
St. Augustine, Florida
Spain was the most dominant ___________ empire in the world at the time of the Columbian Exchange.
Catholic
True or False: The Spanish Armada was the weakest arm of Philip's military.
False - they were the strongest arm
Portuguese explorer employed by the Spanish who explored the California coast.
Juan Cabrillo
Spanish ruler who controlled more of the Earth’s surface than any other ruler in history.
Philip II of Spain
This was the first European settlement in California.
San Diego
The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of _______________ between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
diseases, ideas, food crops, and populations
The Spanish Armada consisted of 5 ships and only 18 men survived
False - that was Magellan; The Spanish Armada consisted of 130 ships and 30,000 men
Conquered the Incas in Peru for their wealth; also enslaved them to work in the gold and silver mines in Spain.
Francisco Pizarro
He was inspired by Cabeza de Vaca’s “Seven Cities of Cíbola.” He also explored Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas .
Francisco Coronado
This city served as the capital of the Spanish colonies in the American southwest.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
While Spain was colonizing the New World, England was undergoing this:
Protestant Reformation
The Spanish Armada's plan was to pick up reinforcements in this country
Netherlands
Conqueror and Governor of Puerto Rico; First Spanish landing on North American mainland
Conqueror of the Aztecs in Mexico. His conquest was aided by tribes of Indians who wished to be freed from the oppressive Aztecs.
Hernando Cortes
The two most important things left by the Spanish when colonizing the New World
Language and culture
The Spanish economy was dependent on _______________ from the New World.
Gold and silver
In comparison to the Spanish galleons (ships), the English ships were:
smaller and more maneuverable