CONQUISTADORES VOCABULARY TERMS

An explorer from Italy who sailed for Spain in 1492 and

discovered the Americas.

• Christopher Columbus

• Fray Marcos de Niza

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Don Pedro de Peralta:

The King and Queen of Spain who gave money to Christopher

Columbus for his journey to explore new lands.

• Christopher Columbus

• Don Juan de Oñate

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• Philip II

A Spanish explorer who led an expedition in search

of the legendary Seven Cities of Gold but found only Pueblo villages in the American

Southwest, including New Mexico.

• Estevan

• Don Pedro de Peralta

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

A Spanish explorer who survived a shipwreck and wandered across

the American Southwest, living with Native Americans and telling stories of rich cities,

which inspired future expeditions.

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• Fray Agustín Rodríguez

• Christopher Columbus

A Spanish conquistador who founded the first permanent Spanish

settlement in New Mexico in 1598 and led efforts to colonize the area.

• Philip II

• Don Pedro de Peralta

• Don Juan de Oñate

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

A Spanish priest who claimed to have seen one of the legendary

Golden Cities (Cibola) during his exploration, but his descriptions were exaggerated.

• Fray Marcos de Niza

• Fray Agustín Rodríguez

• Christopher Columbus

• Estevan

An African explorer who was one of the first non-natives to travel through the

American Southwest.

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Philip II

• Don Pedro de Peralta

• Estevan

The King of Spain during much of the 16th century, he ruled during the time

of Spanish exploration and colonization in the Americas, including New Mexico.

• Don Pedro de Peralta

• Philip II

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• Don Juan de Oñate

A Spanish missionary who led an expedition into New

Mexico in 1581 to spread Christianity among Native Americans, one of the first Spanish

missions in the area.

• Don Juan de Oñate

• Fray Marcos de Niza

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Fray Agustín Rodríguez

A Spanish official who became the governor of New Mexico

and founded the city of Santa Fe in 1610, which became the capital of the Spanish

colony.

• Don Pedro de Peralta

• Philip II

• Estevan

• Ferdinand and Isabella