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10 Cards in this Set
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Bartolome de las casas
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-spoke against the mistreatment of native peoples under the care of the church.
-wrote angrily about what he saw in the encomiendas. |
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Francisco vasquez de coronado
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-in 1540 he explored the amrican southwest.
-new spain sent him to find the cities. |
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moctezuma
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-ruler of aztecs
-sits in carriage decorated with silver jewels, gold, and bright green feathers. |
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pona marina
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-spoke to native peoples of mexico for cortes
-she spoke several indian languages. |
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vasco nunez de balboa
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(1475-1519)
-born in spain -in 1513 he crossed isthmus of panama and reached the pacific ocean. |
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tenochtitlan
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-most of them chose to help cortes defeat the aztecs.
-they didn't want to live under aztec rule. |
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hernando de soto
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-first european to reach the mississippi river in 1540
-traveled through what is now georgia |
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atahualpa
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-captured by pizzaro in 1532
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francisco pizzaro
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-sent to south america to conquer the incan empire.
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cuzco
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-incan capital city
-is in present day peru |
