Unit 3 Spanish Exploration Vocabulary

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Reconquista

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Spanish war to push the Moors out of Spain

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conquistador

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a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas

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expedition

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a journey undertaken by a group of people

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exploration

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travel undertaken in order to discover new resources

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mission

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a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area

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presidio

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a military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control

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colonization

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state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories