Conquistadors

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Across
  1. 3. — Spanish explorer and conqueror in the Americas.
  2. 7. — Partnerships the Spanish made with some Indigenous groups.
  3. 9. — One reason Spanish conquistadors wanted to conquer new territories.
  4. 11. — Valuable materials controlled by the Spanish.
  5. 13. — Work controlled and exploited under the Spanish colonial system.
  6. 14. — Land that Spain gained and controlled.
Down
  1. 1. — A major cause of Indigenous population loss after European contact.
  2. 2. — A valuable resource the Spanish wanted to find in the Americas.
  3. 4. — Empire conquered by Francisco Pizarro.
  4. 5. — Something the Spanish wanted to gain and control.
  5. 6. — The original peoples of the Americas affected by the conquest.
  6. 8. — Empire conquered by Hernán Cortés.
  7. 9. — Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.
  8. 10. — What Spain gained in large amounts from its American colonies.
  9. 12. — Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.