S.S 10\17\23 Flashcards
The social notes from today
The conquistador who destroyed the incan empire
Pizarro
Who was the conquistador that in 1513 tried to find the fountain of youth but found saint Augustine instead
Ponce de leon
Conquistador who was looking for the seven cities of gold but instead found the grand canyon in the southwest part of the us
Coronado
The Spanish priest who criticized the religion and mistreatment of the Indians and founded the missions in Texas then converted the Indians to catholic religion
Fr. De la casa
Religious settlements run by catholic priests most of them are in california
Missions
What was made when the Spanish began to colonize america
A rigid class system
Upperclass born in old Spain
Peninsulares
What were the children of the peninsulares called
creoles
Mixed spanish and indians
Mestizos
One of the lowest classes
Native americans
Even lower then the native Americans
Malatos- Spanish and Africans
Native american and africans (lowest class of them all)
Zambos
What did the colonists of spain do when they needed more farmers
Enslaved the Indians and tax them