 | Term | Definition |
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narvaez |
lead 1st expedition to find the 7 cities of cibiola |
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de vaca |
was with narvaez he made it back to shore |
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de soto |
discovered mississippi river |
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fray marcos |
priest mission to find out more about the people living north of new spain |
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estevanico |
(african slave) to: South West USA and Mexico accomplishment: told stories about 7 cities of gold (Cibola) land claimed: South West USA |
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coronado |
Sails for Spain, sees Grand Canyon and buffalo |
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cabrillo |
Sailed up pacific coast to San Diego Bay, discovered mountains, slipped on rock/hurt/later died, also known as little goat |
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de ayllon |
led settler from hispaniola to coast georgia |
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aviles |
started a colonoy on atlantic coast in florida called st augustine |
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de onate |
came to an area north of mexica |
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kino |
built 8 missions in arizona |
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de las casa |
missionary priest who did not like how the indians were treated ask king charlesI to pass laws to protect indians |
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read and write in spaish |
spanish priest taught indians |
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european farming |
spanish priest taught indians |
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the christian religion |
spanish priest taught indians |
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1610 |
santa fe established |
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1565 |
st augustine established |
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1541 |
mississippi river discovered |
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encomienda |
system set up by spanish spaish de manded payment from the indians |
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strait of anian |
western exit of the northwest passage |
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creoles |
people of spanish or french ancestry born in new world |
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mestizos |
people of mised blood spanish of mixed blood |
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the seven cities of cibola |
many explorers heard stories about ... |
