Spanish Conquistadors Quiz

Who was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de León

Which Native American tribe in Peru was conquered by Pizarro?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Taino

What is a Spanish conqueror, someone in search of territory to conquer, called?

• Explorer

• Conquistador

• Navigator

• Settler

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Who was the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca in Peru?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce de León

Who was the Spanish explorer born in Italy, who proved the land Columbus found wasn’t Asia but a New World?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce de León

Which Spanish settlement in Florida was the first permanent colony in what would become the U.S.?

• St. Augustine

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

Which Native American tribe in Mexico was conquered by Cortés?

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

• Taino

Who was the Spanish explorer who sailed with Columbus and became the first governor of Puerto Rico?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de León

• Amerigo Vespucci

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Where was Juan Ponce de León killed while attempting to build a colony?

• Puerto Rico

• Florida

• Cuba

• Hispaniola

What was the New World named in honor of Amerigo Vespucci?

• America

• Columbia

• Vespuccia

• New Spain