AP U.S. history 1
prince henry the navigator
(1394-1460) Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation at Sagres and directed voyages that spurred the growth of Portugal's colonial empire.
malinali
14 year old given to Hernan Cortes. spoke several native languages.
vasco de gama
A Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean
fransisco vasquez de coronado
Explored southwestern U.S. looking for the "City of Gold".
st augustine
First spanish settlement. Florida 1565
amerigo vespucci
Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America
jaques cartier
French explorer who discovered the st. lawrence river, and gave france its claim to canada
vasco nunex de balboa
He was the first one to see the pacific. (crossed panama)
treaty of toredesillas
In 1494 Spain and Portugal wre disputing the lands of the new world, so the Spainish went to the Pope, and he divided the land of South America for them. Spain got the vast majority, the west, and Portugal got the east.
bartolomeu dias
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean. (p. 428)
ferdinand magellan
Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain
bartolome de las casas
Spaniard who fought for Native American rights.
hernan cortes
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
juan de onate
Spanish explorer and conquistador. He claimed New Mexico for Spain in 1598 and served as its governor until 1607.
hernando de soto
Spanish explorer who discovered and claimed the Mississippi River for Spain
peninsulares
Spanish-born, came to Latin America; ruled, highest social class
columbian exchange
The exchange of goods and ideas between Native Americans and Europeans
martin luther
a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.
encomieda
land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from native Americans
fransisco pizzaro
the spanish conquistador that conquered the mighty inca indians
