Unit 9_Spanish Colonization

Hernan Cortes

• He explored and discovered the Mississippi River.

• America is named after this Italian explorer.

• He conquered the Inca Empire at Peru in 1535. He became

  governor of the city of Lima.

• Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored America’s

  southwest in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540.

• Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire and became

  the first governor of New Spain.

Amerigo Vespucci

• He explored and discovered the Mississippi River.

• America is named after this Italian explorer.

• He conquered the Inca Empire at Peru in 1535. He became

  governor of the city of Lima.

• Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored America’s

  southwest in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540.

• Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire and became

  the first governor of New Spain.

Francisco Pizarro

• He explored and discovered the Mississippi River.

• America is named after this Italian explorer.

• He conquered the Inca Empire at Peru in 1535. He became

  governor of the city of Lima.

• Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored America’s

  southwest in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540.

• Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire and became

  the first governor of New Spain.

Francisco de Coronado

• He explored and discovered the Mississippi River.

• America is named after this Italian explorer.

• He conquered the Inca Empire at Peru in 1535. He became

  governor of the city of Lima.

• Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored America’s

  southwest in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540.

• Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire and became

  the first governor of New Spain.

Hernando de Soto

• He explored and discovered the Mississippi River.

• America is named after this Italian explorer.

• He conquered the Inca Empire at Peru in 1535. He became

  governor of the city of Lima.

• Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored America’s

  southwest in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola in 1540.

• Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire and became

  the first governor of New Spain.

A colony ruled by a representative of the king called a viceroy

meaning governor.

• Viceroyalty

• Encomienda

• Plantation

• Colony

• Mission

Large farms worked by laborers who live on the property.

• Viceroyalty

• Encomienda

• Plantation

• Colony

• Mission

A new settlement or territory established and governed by a

country in another land.

• Viceroyalty

• Encomienda

• Plantation

• Colony

• Mission

A town (in Spanish).

• Viceroyalty

• Encomienda

• Conquistador

• Pueblo

• Peninsulares

Spanish soldier-adventurers

• Viceroy

• Missionaries

• Conquistador

• Archeologists

• Explorers