Age of Contact & Spanish Colonial Eras

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Conquistadors

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one who conquers; refers especially to the Spanish

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Colonization

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the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

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Mission

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buildings in which missionary work is carried out; missionary work = convert people to a religion; refers especially to Spanish missionaries and Catholicism

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Viceroy

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governor of a region who rules as a representative of a king; king is usually too far away to directly rule; appointed by the king

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Presidio

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fortified military settlement

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Mestizo

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a person whose parents are Spanish and Native American

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Friar

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priests in the Catholic church; can be missionaries; supposed to live a life of prayer, charity, and they take a vow of poverty

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Tejano

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Texan of Hispanic descent