1. 1500’s African whose story of the “Seven Cities of Gold” led Francisco de Coronado to explore the Southwest in 1540. Estevanico

2. Forced payment, usually made in the form of valuable goods. Tribute

3. 1452-1516 King of Spain who, with his wife, Queen Isabella, paid for Columbus’s voyages to the Americas. King Ferdinand

4. 1471-1541 Spanish conquistador who defeated the Inca 1533. Francisco Pizarro

5. A record, usually of a voyage or experiment. Log

6. 1500’s-1600’s Leader of a slave revolt in New Spain in 1609. Yanga

7. A very large piece of land in New Spain given by the Spanish government to certain colonists during the 1500’s. Encomienda

8. 1500-1533 Last ruler of the vast Inca Empire who was captured and killed by the Spaniards. Atahualpa

9. The movement of people, plants, animals and germs across the Atlantic Ocean following the voyages of Columbus. Columbian Exchange

10. 1474-1566 Roman Catholic missionary who opposed the mistreatment of Indians in New Spain. Bartolome de Las Casas

11. 1451-1504 Queen of Spain who, with her husband, King Ferdinand, paid for Columbus’s voyages to the Americas. Queen Isabella

12. A person who teaches his or her religion to people of different beliefs. Missionary

13. 1451-1506 Italian sea captain and explorer. Sailing under the flag of Spain, he reached the Americas. Christopher Columbus

14. A Spanish conqueror who first came to the Americas in the 1500’s. Conquistador

15. 1500’s Roman Catholic priest who accompanied Coronado on his search for the“Seven Cities of Gold”. Fray Marcos de Niza

16. A settlement far away from the country that rules it. Colony

17. 1480-1520 Aztec emperor defeated by Hernando Cortes in 1520. Moctezuma II

18. 1501-1550 Indian also called Malinche who aided Hernando Cortes in his conquest of Tenochtitlan in 1521. Dona Marina

19. 1485-1547 Conquistador who defeated the Aztec in 1521. Hernando Cortes

20. 1495-1525 Aztec ruler following the death of Moctezuma II who led the Aztec in the final battle for Tenochtitlan. Cuauhtemoc