América Latina 1

Why is it called Latino América?

• Because studying Latin was imposed up until 1950 in schools

• Because they speak languages derived from Latin

• Latínez was the surname of the first president of la Gran Colombia

Christopher Columbus arrived first officially in America in

Latin America is called USA's backyard because...

La Malinche was

• a misunderstood key figure in Latin American history

• a survivor

• a traitor

Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo were

• mothers whose children had fought in the war of Las Maldivas

• mothers who wanted more rights for Argentinian women

• mothers whose children had been kidnapped under the Argentinian dictatorship

Columbus' main supporter was/were

• Joao II of Portugal

• The Catholic Kings (Spain)

• Isabel I of Castile

• Fernando II of Aragon

The institution by which one coloniser was in charge of a group of native Americans in exchange of protection and evangelisation was called

After Las Leyes Nuevas in 1542 by Carlos V under petition by Fray Bartolomé de las Casas slavery was forbidden in Latin America and every Native American had the same rights as colonisers in Spain

• True

• False

Draw "una cordillera"

Which of the following languages is the most spoken nowadays?

• Nahuátl

• Mapagundún

• Guaraní

• Quechua