Death and Conquest Review

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Across
  1. 4. Tlatoani at the time of the Conquest
  2. 7. Queen of Spain who funded Columbus' journey in 1492
  3. 8. "La _______"; religious war in Iberia that ended in 1492
  4. 9. Person of mixed Native and European blood
  5. 10. "La ______ Triste"; Cortes' & party's retreat from Tenochtitlan on June 30, 1520
  6. 12. Name of conquistador who overthrew the Aztecs
  7. 14. name of the last Tlatoani of the Aztecs
  8. 16. "______ Peoples' Day"; a replacement for Columbus Day
  9. 17. Spanish explorers and colonizers of the New World
  10. 18. Disease that killed majority of the residents of Tenochtitlan
Down
  1. 1. Tribe who joins Cortes' party against the Aztecs
  2. 2. Name of Natives who Columbus first encountered in the New World
  3. 3. Name of orange marigold used to lure spirits on Dia de los Muertos
  4. 4. "Dona ________"; Christened name for Cortes' interpreter and mistress
  5. 5. Representative of the King; title Cortes did not receive after the Conquest
  6. 6. "La Calavera _______" figure created by Jose Posada to emphasize that "death is democratic"
  7. 11. Part of the ofrenda that represents hope and faith
  8. 13. meaning to go against a religious belief
  9. 15. "Pan de ________"; pastry that represents major concepts of Dia de los Muertos