History of Nuevo León (3rd)

The Viceroyalty is an important era because the majority of towns, buildings and cities were formed.

• True

• False

Nuevo Reino de León was founded in 1579.

• True

• False

In 1577 the Spanish discovered mines in San Gregorio (Cerralvo) and founded the cities of León, Villas de la Cueva but they have to leave because of the climate.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

They left because of attacks from the Indians.

Spaniards founded the city of _____again in 1596.

• Monterrey

• Villa de Santigo

• Cerralvo

The governor was Martin de Zavala.

• True

• False

Martin de Zavala made the Indians build bridges.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

He made them build towns to expand the territory.

In 1492 ______arrived to this undiscovered land.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Quetzacoatl

He was the leader of a new war against the Aztec Empire of the Indians.

• Hernán Cortés

• Christopher Columbus

• Moctezuma

Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire in ____.

• 1521

• 2023

• 1810

Spaniards discovered ____ in the mines of Zacatecas.

• Silver

• Esmeralds

• Diamonds