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Edsc 442s Spainconquersmvocabulary

The document defines key terms and people related to Spain's conquest of Mexico, including Christopher Columbus, who sailed from Spain and landed in the Caribbean islands. It also discusses Hernan Cortes, a conquistador from Extremadura, Spain who arrived in Mexico and encountered the Aztec emperor Montezuma II. The document also mentions Malintzin, a Mayan woman who served as a translator for Cortes and helped him communicate with the Aztecs.

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Edsc 442s Spainconquersmvocabulary

The document defines key terms and people related to Spain's conquest of Mexico, including Christopher Columbus, who sailed from Spain and landed in the Caribbean islands. It also discusses Hernan Cortes, a conquistador from Extremadura, Spain who arrived in Mexico and encountered the Aztec emperor Montezuma II. The document also mentions Malintzin, a Mayan woman who served as a translator for Cortes and helped him communicate with the Aztecs.

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Spain Conquers Mexico Vocabulary

Christopher Columbus:
Definition: an Italian sea captain.
Sentence from the book: Columbus set sail with three
ships in Augusts 1492. In October, he landed on an
island in the Caribbean.

Hispaniola:
Definition: (HIHS puh NYOH

luh)

is today Haiti and the

Dominican Republic.
Sentence from the book: Columbus traveled farther into
the Caribbean and landed on the island of Hispaniola.

Conquistadors
Definition: the soldier-explorer sent to the Americas by
Spain.
Sentence from the book: the Taino who lived on
Hispaniola got their first look at the conquistadors
armor-clad men rode on armor-clad horses.

Extremadura
o Definition: a region of Spain.
o Sentence from the book: Many conquistadors came
from the part of Spain known as Extremadura.

Hernan Cortes
o Definition: a 19-year-old noble from Extremadura.

o Sentence from the book: as a teenager, Hernan Cortes


had a choice of three jobs: priest, lawyer, or soldier.
Cortes picked soldier.

Montezuma II
o Definition: Aztec emperor
o Sentence from the book: when Cortes arrived, the Aztec
emperor was Montezuma II, also called Moctezuma.

Generated
Definition: to create something

Sentence from the book: Native Americans generated


goods, which Cortes had control of after he conquered
their villages.

Malintzin
o Definition: a Mayan woman who spoke both Mayan and
Nahuatl, the language of the Aztec.
o Sentence from the book: Malintzin described the Aztec
Empire to Cortes, and she acted as a translator and
helped Cortes form alliances.

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