History Ch. 2 Flashcards
Spain setup…in the Americas
colonies
Hernando Cortez came to conquer the Aztecs in…
1519
The Conquistadors were victorious over the Native Americans because:
they had Horses, Technology, and the NA Tribes were not all together
The other Spaniards wanted to search the Americas because…
rumors of gold
Pizarro meets with:
Mr. A
Pizarro took Mr A hostage and defeated the Incas in…
1533
Pizarro finds the city of:
Luma
Juan Ponce de Leon was a conquistador who founded…
La Florida and he was the 1st conquistador to set foot on da US
Bartolome de Las Casas:
a priest who disliked how the Spaniards treated the NAs
Peninsulares:
Govt jobs; wealthy people
Creoles:
merchants born in NA
Mestizos:
mixed heritage farmers
Mulattoes:
Spanish/African heritage
Order of Social Hierarchy:
- ) Peninsulares
- ) Creoles
- ) Mestizos
- ) Mulattoes
Spain had religious…
conflicts