Exploraciones y conquista de América

What was the first territory in continental America that Spain colonized?

• Lima

• Mexico City

• Santo Domingo

• Buenos Aires

Who was the Spanish conquistador who led the expedition resulting in the fall of the Aztec Empire?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernán Cortés

• Diego Velázquez

What was the route of exploration followed by Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico?

• Mexico City to Lima

• Veracruz to Tenochtitlán

• Tenochtitlán to Veracruz

• Veracruz to Cuzco

What territory in South America was conquered by Francisco Pizarro?

• Maya Empire

• Inca Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Brazil

What was the main objective of Vasco Núñez de Balboa's expedition in Central America?

• Search for the Fountain of Youth

• Find the Seven Cities of Cíbola

• Find a maritime route to Asia

• Discover the Pacific Ocean

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire that was conquered by the Spanish conquistadors?

• Tenochtitlán

• Cuzco

• Lima

• Veracruz

The Antiles were conquered ...

• between 1492-1525

• 1499-1519

• 1502-1525

• None of them

1519-1521: Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire. Taking advantage of

• the rivalries and indigenous beliefs,

• An epidemic

• a civil war

• none of them

Pizarro took advantage of

• the religion

• the rivalries between tribes

• a dynastic conflict

• None of them

Magallanes- Elcano expedition took place

• In 1521

• In 1520

• In 1522

• Between 1519-1522