1. Results of Spanish Exploration By Holly Batsford June 20, 2006

2. Mestisos Mestisos = ½ Spanish +1/2 Indian Conquistadors married Indian women. Their children were called Mestisos (AKA Mexicans) + =

3. Catholicism brought to Americas Spanish built missions to convert Indians to Catholicism Most Hispanics in Americas today are Catholic

4. Spanish culture brought to the Americas Spanish language Spanish architecture

5. Dictatorships in Latin American Countries Dictatorship=Govt in which a single ruler (dictator) rules with absolute authority. The people have no say in govt. Today many Latin American countries have a recent history of dictatorships.

6. Cowboys Spanish brought horses and cattle to America Later Mexican cowboys (vacqueros) would set up ranches

7. Exchange of Plants between Americas & Europe European plants brought to America: citrus, bananas, sugar, & cotton American plants brought to Europe: potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, tobacco, & chocolate > >

8. Fun Facts Mestisos means “mixed” in Spanish Indians had never seen horses before Cortes brought them to America. Horses impressed them so that this is partly why they thought he was a god. Cowboys are associated with the U.S. when actually cowboys all started in Mexico. The smoking of tobacco became a European craze after explorers saw Indians smoking pipes. King James I of England called smoking a filthy habit.

9. Comprehension Check What is a Mestiso? What religion did the Spanish bring to America? Give 2 examples of Spanish culture in America. What is a dictatorship? How did the Spanish start the cowboy profession in America? Give examples of the plants exchanged between America and Europe.

10. Works Cited Simple Works Cited Click the text descriptions (usually in gray fields) to enter your own Works Cited information. California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/hstgrade8.asp State content standards for Social Studies Grade 8 nvtech website search.nvtech.com picture: Mexican male zulunation website www.zulunation.com picture of Indian woman floridahistory website www.floridahistory.com picture of Conquistador libutexas website lib.utexas.edupicture of panama Holt Rinehart website go.hrw.com map of Cuba latinamericanstudies website latinamericanstudies.com picture of Noriega abclatina website abc.latina.com picture of Castro elaca.org website elca.org picture of Argentina cascades-iguazu website cascades-iguazu.com picture of Peron enwikipedia website enwikipedia.org picture of cow & horse ilovethewest website ilovethewest.com picture of cowboy go.hrw website go.hrw.com picture of spain enwikibooks website enwikibooks.com picture of bananas, oranges, sugar, cotton, tobacco, corn, potatoes, chocolate