SPAIN BUILDS AN EMPIRE Spain Established a Large

SPAIN BUILDS AN EMPIRE Spain Established a Large Empire in the Americas

VOCABULARY AND KEY TERMS Key Terms Key Figures ØConquistadores ØHernan Cortes ØEncomienda System ØMoctezuma II ØPlantations ØFrancisco Pizarro ØBartolome de Las Cases

MONTEZUMA’S REVENGE ØSpain Sends Conquistadors, Including Hernan Cortes to Conquer New Lands in America ØCortes Targets Moctezuma’s Aztec Empire due to the large amounts of Gold and Silver, and the potential for converting them to Christianity ØCortes Planned to use Superior weapons, and enemies of the Aztecs to conquer the empire ØWhile welcomed at first, Cortez would Seize Tenochtitlan and kill Moctezuma and the other Aztecs

PIZARRO WORLD ØFrancisco Pizarro would lead about 400 men to conquer the Incas near present day Chile ØWith Better Weapons, and Allies who were enemies of the Incas, Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire ØIn TWO conquests the Spanish would kill 75% of the Aztec and Incan through Battle and Disease

HITTING THE OPEN ROAD ØSpain began to settle their New Empire, New Spain, And limited settling to Spanish Christians ØSpain created the Viceroyalties of Peru and New Spain to govern the new Lands ØNew Spain settled Pueblos(trading posts), Missions, and Presidios(military bases) to organize society ØThe Spanish later created “the Royal Road” to help connect New Spain

DE EXPLORERS OF DE DAY ØPonce de Leon conquered Present Day Puerto Rico and would discover the coast of Florida ØHernando de Soto explored lands including Florida, Georgia, The Carolinas, the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

A BAD “VACA” TION ØAlvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and Panfilo de Narvaez set out to explore the southwest but encountered Severe weather and Death ØAfter being captured by, and escaping, the Native Americans they would return to Mexico ØDe Vaca would work for better treatment of the Native Americans, but his works would also inspire other explorers to head to North America ØFrancisco Vasquez de Coronado would explore New Mexico, Arizona, and the Grand Canyon then work his way through Texas Kansas and Oklahoma

LEAVING A BETTER LIFE BEHIND ØPeninsulares were rewarded for settling in the New Lands with the Encomienda System which would turn Native Americans into Slaves ØPlantations, and Haciendas, would force the Native Americans to Work the Fields, Raise Livestock, and mine for gold ØCatholic Missionaries would try to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism, but many would resist ØOthers, like Bartolome de Las Cases, would urge settlers to treat Native Americans more peacefully but those Laws were Mainly Ignored

WHAT LETTER OF THE ALPHABET HAS THE MOST WATER? ? This has been another World Famous Mr. Green Power. Point Presentation.