Chap. 4 Social Studies People
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Galician | English |
|---|---|
| Christopher Columbus |  Italian who wanted to find a better way to reach the Indies. Led four voyages between 1492 and 1504. (Itlay) |
| King Ferdinand | king of Spain |
| Queen Isabella | queen of Spain |
| Amerigo Vespucci | the first to call the Americas a "new world" (Italy) |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean in 1513 (Spain) |
| Ferdinand Magellan | led the first expedition around the world, which began in 1519 and ended without him in 1522. He was killed during the voyage (Portugal) |
| Moctezuma | agreed to let Cortes stay in Tenochtitlan |
| Hernando Cortes | defeated the Axtec empire of Mexico and built Mexico City on te ruins of Tenochtitlan |
| Dona Marina | Aztec Christian woman that was an ally to Cortes |
| Francisco Pizarro | defeated the Incan empire and later founded the colony of Peru |
| Atahualpa | Incan ruler capture by Pizarro |
| Hernando de Soto | Spanish conquistador became the first European to reach the Mississippi River in 1540 |
| Esteban | an African sailor who had been enslaved |
| Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca | Explored what is now Texas in 1528 |
| Francisco Vasquz de Coronado | Explored the American Southwest in 1540 |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | landed onthe Florida peninsula in 1513 |
| Bartolome de Las Casas | spoke out against the mistreatment of native peoples under the care of the church. Wrote angrily about what he ahd seen in the encomienda |
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