Spanish America Crossword

people of mixed Indian and European heritage, notably in Mexico
fought between Spaniards under Don Juande Oñate and the Pueblo Indians in present-day New Mexico. Spaniards brutally crushed the Pueblo peoples and established the territory as New Mexico in 1609
Pueblo Indian rebellion which drove Spanish settlers from New Mexico
Spanish gov't's policy to "commend," or give, Indians to certain colonists in return for the promise to Christianize them
A spanish fleet that was conquered by smaller, swifter English ships and a storm in 1588; marked the beginning of the end of Spanish imperial dreams and ensured English naval dominance in the North Atlantic
signed by Spain and Portugal, dividing the territories of the New World.
16th century Spaniards who fanned out across the Americas, from Colorado to Argentina, eventually conquering the Aztec and Incan empires
"sad night," when the Aztecs attacked Hernán Cortés and his forces in the Aztec capital, Tenochitlán, killing hundreds.
false notion that Spanish conquerors did little but butcher the Indians and steal their gold in the name of Christ
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs in 1521 and conquered Mexico