Lesson 2: Explorers for Spain

Read the Lesson 2 Summary:

• Spain’s rulers paid for voyages to find riches and to spread Christianity. 

• Columbus landed in North America, believing he had reached Asia. 

• Conquistadors searched for riches and claimed land for Spain in the Americas. 

• Magellan’s expedition circumnavigated the world. 

• In 1535, Spain established the colony of New Spain.

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of the expedition of Cortés to Mexico?

• He wanted to find a fountain of youth.

• He wanted to mine for gold and silver.

• He wanted to see the capital city of Tenochtitlán.

• He wanted to conquer the Aztec empire.

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of Magellan’s expedition?

• to reach Asia by sailing west from Spain

• to start settlements in North America

• to find riches

• to circumnavigate the world

Multiple Choice

Why did Spanish officials come to the colony of New Spain?

• A.

  to set up a government

• C.

  to start farms and businesses

• D.

  to teach American Indians Christianity

Multiple Choice

Which group of American Indians did Columbus meet and trade with?

• 
  Aztecs

• Portuguese

• Mayans

• Tainos

eKey Ideas: Columbus Sets Sailolumbus Sets Sail

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to be Columbus's patrons and pay for his voyage.

• In 1492, Columbus landed on an island in the Caribbean Sea, which is part of North America.

• He thought he had landed in India and named the region the West Indies. The people he met were the Tainos, but he called them Indians.

• Columbus made more voyages to the Americas. He traded with the Tainos and started Spanish settlements.

Match

Match the following

• agreed to be Columbus's patrons and pay for his voyage

• wanted to find a route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean

• The people he met in the West Indies were the Tainos, but he called them

• Columbus landed on an island in the ___

• was an Italian explorer and navigator

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

Christopher Columbus

Indians

Caribbean Sea

Christopher Columbus

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

• Christopher Columbus

• Indians

• Caribbean Sea

• Christopher Columbus

​Read the Key Summary:

• Spanish conquistadors like Juan Ponce de León, Hernando de Soto and Francisco Vásquez de Coronado explored parts of North America in search of riches. 

• Hernán Cortés led an expedition to Mexico to conquer the Aztec empire.

• Magellan hoped to reach Asia by sailing west from Spain.

• Magellan sailed down the coast of South America. He then crossed the Pacific Ocean to the Philippines.

• After Magellan died in the Philippines, his crew continued sailing west. They were the first to circumnavigate the world.

Match

Match the following

• explored parts of North America in search of riches

• led an expedition to Mexico to conquer the Aztec empire.

• hoped to reach Asia by sailing west from Spain

• After Magellan died in the Philippines, his crew continued sailing west

Spanish conquistadors like Juan Ponce de

Hernán Cortés

Magellan

They were the first to circumnavigate th

• Spanish conquistadors like Juan Ponce de

• Hernán Cortés

• Magellan

• They were the first to circumnavigate th