1. Spain and the New World, 1490-1555 - Who are the key individuals?
GCSE History-Summer workbook
Spain and the New World, Who are the key individuals?

2. Your task – Over the summer you are going to research each of the following key individuals. For each person you should create a small fact-file and answer the specific question regarding how important they are for specific events which we will cover across the unit, Spain and the New World,
1, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Key Facts;
Why are they so important for the discovery of the New World?
2, Christopher Columbus
Key Facts;
Why was he so important for the discovery and conquest of the New World?

3. 3, Vicente and Martin Pinzon
Key Facts;
Which brother played a more of a significant role in the discovery and conquest of the New World?
4, King John II of Portugal
Key Facts;
What is his connection to the New World?
5, Vasco Numez de Balboa Key Facts;
Why was he so important for further settlement of the New World, including the discovery of Panama?

4. 5, Pedrarias Key Facts;
Why was he so important for further settlement of the New World, including the discovery of Panama?
6, Diego Velazquez Key Facts;
Why was he so important for the settlement of Cuba?
7, Hatuey Key Facts;
Why was his death so significant?

5. 8, Ferdinand Magellan Key Facts;
Why is he so important for the discovery of the Philippines?
9, Hernan Cortes Key Facts;
Why is he so important for the destruction of the Aztec Empire?

6. 10, Montezuma Key Facts;
Why is he so significant in Aztec Empire?
11, Malinche Key Facts;
Why is she so significant for relations between Aztecs and Spanish settlers ?
12, Pedro de Alvarado Key Facts;
Why is he so important for the violence in Tenochtitlan?

7. 14, Francisco Pizarro Key Facts;
Why is he so important in Peru and for Spanish involvement with the Inca Empire?
15, Huayna Capac Key Facts;
Why is he so important for the revolt of the Incas?

8. 16, Atahuallpa Key Facts;
What is his significance for the destruction of Inca society?
17, Bartolome de las Casas Key Facts;
Why is he so important for our knowledge of the New World and native populations?
18. Charles I of Spain (Charles V – Holy Roman Emperor) Key Facts;
Why is he significant for driving settlement in the New World?