Cortez and Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro

A Spanish conquistador and explorer. He conquered the Inca Empire, naming Peru's capital Lima.

conquistador

A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain.

ally

A friend who will help in a fight.

convert

Adopt or change to another religion

New Spain

After the defeat of the Aztecs, it was a Spanish colony. Its capital was Mexico City.

Tenochtitlan

Aztec capital

Moctezuma

Aztec emperor defeated and killed by the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes.

Dona Marina

Aztec woman who became an interpreter for Hernando Cortes during his conquest of the Aztec empire

Mexico City

Capital of New Spain; built on ruins of Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.

Lima

Capital of Peru

conquest

Capture or taking of something by force

1519

Cortes arrives in Mexico

1521

Cortez conquers the Aztecs

Atahualpa

Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish.

1535

New Spain is established

1533

Pizarro conquers the Incas

Hernando Cortez

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

Cuzco

The capital city of the Incan Empire, Located in present-day Peru

Western Hemisphere

The part of the world consisting of North, Central, and South America.

colonist

a person who lives in a colony