1. Spanish Explorers and Colonies
Chapter 2 section 1

2. Setting the Scene What is a colony?
What are some purposes for starting a colony?

3. Building a Spanish Empire
Major explorers
Juan Ponce De Leon— “Hidalgo”
Sought the ______ of _____, traveled through______
Vasco de ________
Crossed the isthmus of ________
First to see the ______ _____from the American Continent
Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese)
Credited with being the first to ____________ the world

4. Pattern of Conquest God, Gold, and Glory Patterned after ___________
3 reasons for conquest:
1) spread the “________” religion
2) loot _______ cities
3) win ______ for their exploits
The same reasons would spur the Spanish to the America, only the new enemy was the Native American

5. Pattern of Conquest (cont.)
_______________
Cortes and Pizarro
Hernan Cortes—Conquered the ________
“I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart with can be cured only by gold”
Francisco Pizarro– Conquered the ______
Both. . .
Had the help of other Indian tribes
Aided by _______ and _______—killed millions

6. Pattern of Conquest (cont.)
Controlling the Spanish Empire
Wealthy through mining slave labor
____________ System
Natives were required to farm, ranch or mine for profit of the Spanish
Spanish were supposed to ensure well-being of the workers
__________
Group of people descendents of Spanish and Native Americans

7. Pushing North Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Hernán de Soto
Searching for _________ ________
Hernán de Soto
First Spaniard to cross the ___________ _______

8. Pushing North (cont) Forts for Defense (_______) SE Coast SW
Protect ships laden with silver and gold SW
Protection of _______ _________
West Coast
Settled to keep others countries from interfering

9. Missionary efforts Missions
Success of presidios actually came from the work of the ___________
Converted Natives to Christianity
_________________
Native American settled villages
Live and Worship like ________

10. Native American Resistance
Nomadic Groups—_________
Refused to cooperate with the Spanish
Usually Disorganized
_______ Revolt of 1680
_________ drove the Pueblo to go back to their old ways
Turned on the _________, drove them out of the region

11. Critical Thinking
1. How did legends and rumors affect European knowledge of the Americas?
2. What role did religion play in the Spanish pattern of conquest—both in Europe and America?
3. Analyze the meaning of this 1599 Spanish Motto: “By the sword and the compass, more and more and more and more.”