Spanish America Flashcards
Who is the conquistador?
-People that have the authorization of the king to conquer a territory
-That person financed the expedition
-The land half to the monarch and half for the conquistador
-Giev the title of captain
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Who conquest Mexico? When?
Hernan cortes in 1521
Where he wants to conquer?
- the gurl of mexico in 1518
-Reach Veracruz
What empire he conwuer?
The Aztec empire
Ho was the leader of the Aztec and which was the capital?
-Moctezuma
-Tenochtitlan
How was the relationship between Spaniards and aztecs?
CBeggining well
-Then were forced to flee
What happen with Tenochtitlan?
It was destroyed after the conquest
Who conquest Peru? When?
Francisco Pizarro
1533
Where they arrived at the beggining?
To Cajamarva
Who was the emperor?
Atahualpa
Capital of Inca empire
-Cuzco
How many time it was the conquist?
A lot of years because the Incas resist to spaniarda
What rules where in America?
The Castillian laws
How was called the new council of Carlos V?
Council of the Indies
Which were the viceroyalties?
-New Spain in Mexio
-Peru
Who governed the viceroyalties?
- Viceroys
Who were the audiencias?
The people who administers justice
Who were the governors?
People that ruled a province
Who were the corregidors?
Reperwnt the crow in a local district
Who were the Spaniards?
Controlled trade
Who were the mestizos?
Children of a spaniards and a indian
How they were called the Spaniards sons?
Creoles
And the indians?
Do Manual labour
What are the New laws?
Regulated the way that Indians were treated
Who were the Black slaves?
People that are from Africa and work in hard conditions
Who was the most important source?
The precious metals
Important mines
Potosi and Zacatecas
How was called the system to take metals?
The mita system
System of encomienda
Spanish colonist had a group of indians
The encomendero suppossed to portect and teach cristianity
A lot of times indians exploted
What were the Haciendas?
Large ranches
Crops cultivated in Amrica (tobacco, sugar….)
How was the monopoly of trade with America?
They controlled in Seville in casa de contratacion
For protection the voyages were twice a year in aboat calles spanish treasure fleet
