Crossword about the Spanish conquest
Across
- 3. - Worker forced to labor for a landlord to pay off debts
- 4. - Movement focusing on indigenous culture and its influence on modern society
- 6. - People of Spanish descent born in the Americas
- 9. - Spaniards born in Spain who held the highest positions in colonial society
- 10. - Large sailing ship used for transporting treasure and goods across the Atlantic
- 11. - Blending of indigenous and European religious practices
- 13. - People of mixed Spanish and indigenous ancestry
- 14. II - Last ruler of the Aztec Empire during the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors
Down
- 1. - Royal fifth; the portion of treasure owed to the Spanish Crown
- 2. - Settlement established by Catholic priests and friars to convert indigenous peoples
- 3. - Practice of worshipping multiple gods, common among pre-Columbian peoples
- 5. - System of forced indigenous labor in Spanish colonies
- 7. - Basic unit of currency in Spanish colonies
- 8. - Spanish colonist granted the right to demand labor and tribute from indigenous peoples
- 12. (also known as Doña Marina) - Indigenous interpreter who played a crucial role in the Spanish conquest of Mexico