2. Spanish soldiers who came to the New World to help conquer and settle the Americas for Spain.Spanish soldiers who came to the New World to help conquer and settle the Americas for Spain. Some of their methods were harsh and brutal especially to the Native American population.Some of their methods were harsh and brutal especially to the Native American population. With every Spanish explorer were conquistadors and members of the Catholic Church to convert Native Americans.With every Spanish explorer were conquistadors and members of the Catholic Church to convert Native Americans.

3.  1500: sails to the New World searching for treasure  1511-1513: founds a colony in South America called Santa Maria de la Antigua del Darien; marries the daughter of a local Indian king  leads an overland expedition killing hundreds of Indians along the way  September 1513 sees the Pacific Ocean; claims the Pacific Ocean and all land touching it for Spain (North & South America)  Spends one month conquering natives along the Pacific coast stealing gold  Charged with treason and arrested by Pizarro; beheaded in 1519

5. Hernando Cortés First Spanish Conquests: The Aztecs First Spanish Conquests: The Aztecs Cortes conquered Aztec Empire in 1521 and took control of modern day Mexico. Montezuma II vs.vs.

6.  1504: arrives in Santo Domingo and lives there for 7 years  1511: takes part in Spanish conquest of Cuba  1519 - 1521: leads an expedition into Mexico  November 1519: reaches capital of Aztec Empire and meets Montezuma  Aztecs probably thought Cortez was a God, so was treated well at first. Cortez was afraid the Aztecs would eventually push him out, so he took Montezuma as a hostage before he was forced out of city.  May 1521 : After a series of negotiations, bloody battles & retreats, Cortez leads a final assault on the Capital City.  3 months later, Cortez destroys the Aztec society; 100,000 Aztecs killed and builds Mexico City on the ruins of the old Aztec Empire

8. Francisco Pizarro First Spanish Conquests: The Incas First Spanish Conquests: The Incas Pizarro conquered Incan Empire in modern day Peru in 1533 AtahualpaAtahualpa vs.vs.

9.  1532 - 1533: lands in San Mateo Bay; travels over land then arrives at Cajamarco (present day Peru)  Atahualpa was the 13 th and last Emperor of the Incas and has just won a civil war against his half-brother  Atahualpa invites Pizarro to a celebratory feast, but Pizarro ambushes him and kills thousands of the Incan soldiers before capturing & killing their leader, Atahualpa (de Soto is with Pizarro)  Atahualpa offers a huge ransom for his own release; Pizarro takes the money and has Atahualpa strangled anyway  Pizarro took huge amounts of gold & silver before destroying the city  Pizarro then founded the city of Lima

11.  1537 - 1542; Given rights by Spain to conquer Florida and was named the Governor of Cuba  May 30, 1539: begins expedition of the west coast of Florida with 10 ships, 600 soldiers, priests, and explorers, and 200 horses.  Spends four years searching for gold & silver, brutally capturing or killing native societies  Dies in 1542 of disease & buried someplace along the Mississippi River