The New Mexico Journey: Chapter 3
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1. CONQUISTADORS: Spanish word for "conquerors"; the Spanish men who first came to the Americas in
search of wealth, power, and land.
2. ENCOMIENDA: A grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas, including the right to use Native
Americans as laborers on it.
3. EPIDEMIC: A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
4. SMALLPOX: A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, weakness, and skin eruption with pustules
that form scabs; responsible for killing many Native Americans.
5. TRIBUTE: A payment or gift to show respect. This was often demanded by the Spaniards of the indigenous
people they encountered.
6. THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE: The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, ideas, and technologies
between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus' voyages.
7. COLUMBUS: Italian navigator who landed in the Americas in the service of Spain while looking for a new trade
route to China.
8. BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS CASAS: A Catholic priest who was a vocal critic of Spain's encomienda policy in
the 1500s.
9. ACEQUIAS: Communal ditches that people have used in New Mexico for hundreds of years.
10. CABILDO: Town council and court of law during the Spanish colonial period.
11. MANUFACTURED GOODS: Items produced from raw materials.
12. MAYORDOMO: A ditch boss; the person in charge of coordinating the cleaning, upkeep, and use of the
shared acequias.
13. PRESIDIO: A Spanish military fort
14. REFUGEE: A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natura
disaster.
15. REGIDORES: Councilmen on the cabildo.
16. VIGAS: Large tree trunks or logs used as ceiling beams.
17. SANTA FE: Capital of New Mexico
18. LAND GRANT SYSTEM: The Spanish encouraged settlement of New Mexico by the establishment of large
land grants. Families or groups of settlers were given land. Even Pueblo people were granted land, and many NM
Pueblos are found today on land granted by the Spanish.
19. COMANCHES and UTES: Came to New Mexico in search of new game and places to live. They often
raided Pueblo and Spanish villages.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ho6p3a
1. CONQUISTADORS: Spanish word for "conquerors"; the Spanish men who first came to the Americas in
search of wealth, power, and land.
2. ENCOMIENDA: A grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas, including the right to use Native
Americans as laborers on it.
3. EPIDEMIC: A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
4. SMALLPOX: A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, weakness, and skin eruption with pustules
that form scabs; responsible for killing many Native Americans.
5. TRIBUTE: A payment or gift to show respect. This was often demanded by the Spaniards of the indigenous
people they encountered.
6. THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE: The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, ideas, and technologies
between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus' voyages.
7. COLUMBUS: Italian navigator who landed in the Americas in the service of Spain while looking for a new trade
route to China.
8. BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS CASAS: A Catholic priest who was a vocal critic of Spain's encomienda policy in
the 1500s.
9. ACEQUIAS: Communal ditches that people have used in New Mexico for hundreds of years.
10. CABILDO: Town council and court of law during the Spanish colonial period.
11. MANUFACTURED GOODS: Items produced from raw materials.
12. MAYORDOMO: A ditch boss; the person in charge of coordinating the cleaning, upkeep, and use of the
shared acequias.
13. PRESIDIO: A Spanish military fort
14. REFUGEE: A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natura
disaster.
15. REGIDORES: Councilmen on the cabildo.
16. VIGAS: Large tree trunks or logs used as ceiling beams.
17. SANTA FE: Capital of New Mexico
18. LAND GRANT SYSTEM: The Spanish encouraged settlement of New Mexico by the establishment of large
land grants. Families or groups of settlers were given land. Even Pueblo people were granted land, and many NM
Pueblos are found today on land granted by the Spanish.
19. COMANCHES and UTES: Came to New Mexico in search of new game and places to live. They often
raided Pueblo and Spanish villages.
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