Period 1 1491 - 1607

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Across
  1. 3. Amerigo ________, who first explored the mainland of North America; person for whom America is named
  2. 5. This was the system by which the Spanish controlled the land and the peoples of New Spain in North America; land given to conquistadors by Spanish royalty.
  3. 6. Second step on the caste ladder; those born of Spanish and African descent.
  4. 9. First on the caste ladder; these were Spanish in the New World born in Europe
  5. 10. Spanish warrior who helped conquer the North American continent for Spain between 1500 - 1600
Down
  1. 1. This is the term for the story of how the English, upon their arrival, used the mistreatment of Indians to justify their own treatment of them.
  2. 2. Tribe first met by Columbus on his first visit to North America
  3. 4. The first step on the caste ladder of those in New Spain born mixed; Spanish and Native children.
  4. 7. Spanish priests that came to North America with the sole purpose of converting Natvies to Christianity
  5. 8. Spanish religious center, built on the remains of Santa Fe after Pope's Rebellion