Across
- 5. 100% European decent born in Latin America
- 6. Pirates of the Dutch, English, and French who preyed on the treasure of the Americas
- 8. Aztec Emperor mistakingly thought Cortez was god king Quetzalcoatl. Greeted with gifts and was taken prisoner and killed as the Aztec defend against Spanish
- 10. Spanish explorer led expedition to Mexico. Allied with Natives and conquered Aztecs (LAST NAME)
- 13. Highest member of Spanish social system in Latin America. 100% Spanish and born in Spain
- 16. Spanish conqueror in the Americas
- 17. French navigator and explorer who established the colony of Quebec 1608. “Father of New France” (LAST NAME)
- 18. reward system for Spanish conquistadors to the Americas. Land and slaves attached to the land upon arrival
- 20. Native women who worked with the Spanish during the conquest in Mexico. Translator and advisor
Down
- 1. Priest and early advocate of human rights in the Americas for the cruel treatment of the Native Americans under the ecomienda system (LAST NAME)
- 2. Representative of the King of Spain who ruled colonies in his name
- 3. Native and European decent
- 4. Capital of Aztec Empire
- 6. Spanish exploreer conquered Peru from the Incas
- 7. Resistance power to keep from being affected by a disease
- 9. Native American group encountered by Columbus when first arrived in the West Indies. Met with gifts and great submission
- 10. Italian Navigator who claimed parts of Canada for Britain (LAST NAME)
- 11. Indian soldier who served in an army set up by the French or English trading companies
- 12. African and European decent
- 14. Present day Canada, grew slow due to cold harsh climate
- 15. Full independent power
- 19. named Canada and explored St. Lawrence River (LAST NAME)
