Early exploration and colonization vocab

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Spanish explorer seeking wealth in the Americas

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conquistador

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A journey by a group of people

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Expedition

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Travel to discover new resources

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exploration

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Spanish official ruling claimed land in the New World

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Viceroy

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Settlement to spread Christianity

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Mission

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Military post or guarded settlement in Spanish territory

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Presidio

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State-sponsored settlement of people to new territories

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Colonization

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Belongs to a religious order within the Catholic church.

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Friar

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A person sent by a church for evangelism or educational/hospital work.

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Missionary

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Establishment of a new region; colonization.

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settlement