Vocab 2.1

Front

Reconquest: long war for Spanish lands in the Iberian Peninsula.

Back

Reconquista

Front

Spanish explorer seeking wealth in the Americas

Back

conquistadors

Front

Spanish explorer seeking wealth in the Americas

Back

conquistadors

Front

Spanish official ruling claimed land in the New World

Back

viceroy

Front

A journey by a group of people

Back

expedition

Front

First known European to map the Texas coastline in 1519.

Back

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

Front

Spanish explorer shipwrecked in Texas, wandered among American Indians.

Back

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

Front

Travel to discover new resources

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exploration

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Settlement to spread Christianity

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mission

Front

Military post or settlement in Spanish territory

Back

presidio