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a sea route connecting the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean
a person of combined European and Amerindian descent
to find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search
an Aztec city built on an island on Lake Texcoco, with a system of canals and causeways that supplies the hundreds of thousands of people who live there
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, decent
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes
a vessel larger than a boat for transporting people or goods by sea
to sail all the way around the world
the Aztec ruler when Cortés and his men arrived in November of 1519
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 long journey involving travel by sea
connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity
deadly, disease carried by mosquitoes
an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food, e.g., cloves, pepper, or mace
an instrument used to determine directions by means of a magnetic needle that always points to the earth's magnetic north pole
said to have seven cities filled with many riches
a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean
a swamp grass that is widely cultivated as a source of food
an imaginary line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole
a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water
the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is usually most forward when the vessel is underway
the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west