Exploring the Americans

Spanish conquistador who searched modern day Texas and Mexico for the Seven Cities of Gold.

• Bartolome de Las Casas

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

Defeated Montezuma and the Aztec empire.

• Encomiendas

• Cabezq de Vaca

• Hernando Cortez

• Laws of Indies

Killed Atahualpa, captured Cuzco, and extended control over the entire Incan empire.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Encomiendas

• Ponce de Leon

• Francisco Coronado

Searched what is now present day Florida for the "Fountain of youth."

• Bartolome de Las Casas

• Hernando de Soto

• Ponce de Leon

• Laws of Indies

First Spaniard to explore the Mississippi River in search of the Seven Cities of Gold

• Hernando de Soto

• Encomiendas

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Ponce de Leon

Looked for the Seven Cities of Gold and became the first European to see the Grand Canyon

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronando

• Hernando de Soto

• Bartolome de Las Casas

Codes established by Spain that regulated their Spanish empire in America.

• Ponce de Leom

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Laws of Indies

• Encomiendas

The system established in New Spain that forced Native Americans to work as slaves.

• Francisco Coronado

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernando Cortez

• Encomiendas

Priest responsible for suggesting the use of Africans as slaves in America

• Francisco Pizarro

• Encomiendas

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Bartolome de Las Casas

Native American woman who served as an important translator for Cortez as he schemed to defeat the Aztec empire:

• Casa Dia

• Don Juan

• Dola Molina

• Dona Marina