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

(a)  

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

(a)  

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