| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Friar | A member of a catholic religious order |
| Conquistador | One of the Spanish soldiers who sought riches and power for Spain, in the conquest of the Americas |
| Viceroy | A fovernor who rules as a representative of a king or sovereign |
| Mission | A religious settlement |
| Stockade | an enclosure of posts made to form a defense (used by the French) |
| Pueblo | A Native American village with joined, flat-roofed buildings (adobe) |
| Council | A group of advisors |
| Presidio | A Spanish Military outpost |
| Ayuntamiento | A city council |
| Alcalde | The chief official of a Apanish town |
| Mestizos | A person of mixed blood, usually Spanish and Native American |
| Province | One district of a country |
| Quetzalcoatl | At first, the Aztecs welcomed Cortes becasue they thought he was |
| Adopting to the ways of the Karankawa | After becoming shipwrecked, Cabeza de Vaca survived by |
| Inspired other conquistadors to explore and look for gold | How did the success of Cortes in Mexico affect other conquistadors |
| Alvarez de Pineda | Who sailed along the Gulf of Mexico and Mapped the coastline? |
| Cabeza de Vaca | Who spent 6 years among the Karankawa? |
| Estevanico | Who was the first black man in Texas? |
| Spain, England, and France | What three countries were competing for power in the 1500s? |
| God, Gold, and Glory | What were three things Spainsh conquistadors were looking for? |
| 1519 | In what year did Cortes land in Mexico? |
| Moctezuma | What was the name of the Aztec emperor? |
| Tenochitlan | What was the name of the Aztec city that Cortes built Mexico City over? |
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