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9 Cards in this Set
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Conquistadors |
Conquerors |
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Pueblos |
Towns |
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Presidios |
Forts where soldiers lived |
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Missions |
Settlements run by Catholic priest and frairs |
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Peninsulares |
People at the top of the social scale |
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Creoles |
People born in the Americas to parents of Spanish origin. |
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Mestizos |
People of mixed Spanish and Indian backgrounds. |
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Encomiendas |
Land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans. |
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Plantation |
A large estate farmed by many workers. |
