History crossword puzzle

A small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries
a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor
the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies
Spanish and Portuguese officials born in Europe
a person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean
a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area
a man of mixed race, especially the offspring of a Spaniard and an American Indian
a person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent
A labor that the Spanish administers in Peru used to draft native people to work
travel in or through (an unfamiliar country or area) in order to learn about or familiarize oneself with it.
travel in or through (an unfamiliar country or area) in order to learn about or familiarize oneself with it.
the action of buying and selling goods and services.
an act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same type or value) in return.
a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious.
an action or system by which a result is brought about; a method.
an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.