Early Spanish/Portuguese Americas

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Across
  1. 1. The brutal hierarchical system of social organization in Spanish American colonies
  2. 5. Spain's luxurious economy eventually suffered from this condition, characterized by a rise in prices
  3. 8. Individuals in the Spanish colonies who were of mixed Spanish and native descent
  4. 9. The Spanish began exploring westward in order to economically keep up with this nation
  5. 10. This nation felt God had aided them in defeating Catholicism when the Spanish Armada was destroyed in 1588
Down
  1. 2. The leader of the first expedition to circumnavigate the world
  2. 3. The destination of early Spanish expeditions west
  3. 4. The ____________ Exchange; a network of trade that began in the 1490s between the Americas, Europe, and Africa
  4. 6. Spanish conqueror who defeated the Incas
  5. 7. This individual used psychological and spiritual manipulation to conquer a mighty indigenous tribe in Mexico