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
