Latin America History Vocab

He was the leader of the Aztecs when the Spanish explorers arrived in Latin America.

• Montezuma II

• Hernan Cortes

• Fidel Castro

• Toussaint L'Ouverture

He was born a slave, but helped Haiti gain independence from France.

• Simon Bolivar

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Toussaint L'Ouverture

• Francisco Pizarro

He was the Spanish Conquistador who led the defeat of the Incas.

• Fidel Castro

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Simon Bolivar

• Francisco Pizarro

He was known as "The Liberator" (or George Washington) of South America.

• Fidel Castro

• Simon Bolivar

• Hernan Cortes

• Miguel Hidalgo

This was the indigenous culture located in central Mexico when the Spanish arrived.

• Aztecs

• Olmecs

• Incas

• Mayans

He was the Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire.

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Hernan Cortes

• Atahualpa

• Fidel Castro

He was the leader of the Incas when the Spanish explorers arrived in Latin America.

• Montezuma II

• Francisco Pizarro

• Atahualpa

• Christopher Columbus

This was the indigenous population that was located in the Andes Mountains on the western border of South America.

• Persians

• Aztecs

• Native Americans

• Incas

This was a Mexican movement that occurred in 1994 to protest NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement), native rights, and crop prices.

• Cuban Revolution

• Zapatistas Movement

• Battle of Pueblo

• The Colombian Exchange

This was the exchange of agriculture, livestock, ideas, and diseases between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (the Americas).

• The Colombian Exchange

• Mexican Revolution

• Zapatistas Movement

• Battle of Puebla