Colonial Latin America

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Across
  1. 1. The process of blending races, languages, cultures, arts, and technologies
  2. 10. People who illegally diverted water, weakening the Cuautitlan River dams.
  3. 13. Portuguese and mulatto men tattooed in the African style
  4. 14. The forced purchasing of goods in indigenous communities
  5. 17. Speakers and interpreters in the Benin slave trade.
  6. 18. A grant of the right to forced labor given in exchange for service to the crown
  7. 19. Forced labor system in Peru
  8. 21. Brazilian villages under supervision of the Society of Jesus.
  9. 24. Low ranking foreman
  10. 26. Last Aztec emperor
  11. 28. Spanish edict ordering native leaders to submit to Spanish rule. Intended to be read before the onset of hostilities, only available in Spanish.
  12. 32. A court in the Spanish Empire
  13. 33. The Inca creator god
  14. 34. A kind of Portuguese ship
  15. 35. A member of the missionary order famously devoted to education.
Down
  1. 2. Royal permission to assemble an expedition to the Americas and conquer specific territories
  2. 3. A community history that promotes local history and noble dynasties
  3. 4. Semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil
  4. 5. A 16th century manuscript preserving memory of Mexica history, language, art, science, and culture
  5. 6. Mathematicians and engineers appointed by Spain to improve drainage in the Valley of Mexico
  6. 7. Report submitted to the crown in order to demonstrate a successful conquest worthy of reward
  7. 8. Portuguese men who lived in native villages and were subject to the laws and customs of the region. A kind of Brazilian go-between.
  8. 9. The master nautical chart for Portugal
  9. 11. Forced labor system for indigenous people in Spanish America
  10. 12. Polite speech in Mexica culture
  11. 15. A Maya chief
  12. 16. Artificially created fertile fields which took advantage of water systems in the Valley of Mexico
  13. 20. Real The control of the Spanish crown over the church in conquered territories
  14. 22. The capital city of the Aztec Empire
  15. 23. Most famous translator from the conquest era
  16. 25. An individual who invaded territory and acquired new lands for the Spanish Empire
  17. 27. A collective right for a defined group.
  18. 29. The drainage system in the Valley of Mexico
  19. 30. A judge
  20. 31. Children of Portuguese men and Indian women. A kind of Brazilian go-between.