The Spanish Empire and Its Critics

12345678
Across
  1. 2. This part of modern-day Panama was explored by Balboa and Pizarro
  2. 4. This Spanish settler spoke out about the mistreatment and exploitation of indigenous people.
  3. 6. An ore mined by first enslaved Americans and later enslaved Africans
  4. 7. Early European explorers called it the South Sea, but we know it as the _____ Ocean.
  5. 8. Because the indigenous Americans didn't have this, they died in large numbers from European diseases.
Down
  1. 1. A Spanish conqueror
  2. 3. A large plot of land given to a Spanish settler along with enslaved workers.
  3. 5. A cash crop that the Spanish grew and sold for money.